

The market is segmented by Type (Bio-diesel, Ethanol), Feedstock (Palm Oil, Jatropha, Sugar Crop, Coarse Grain, and Other Feedstock), and Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle-East and Africa)

Market Snapshot

Biofuels Market - Market Summary
Study Period: 2016 - 2026
Base Year: 2020
Fastest Growing Market: Asia Pacific
Largest Market: North America
CAGR: <8 %


Market Overview

The Biofuels Market Is expected to grow at a CAGR of less than 8% during 2020-2025. The demand for secure, sustainable, and clean energy supply is expected to propel the demand for biofuels across the globe. On account of higher mandates for biofuel blending in automotive fuels and increasing government support for eco-friendly alternatives, the global consumption of biofuel is expected to further grow at a significant level during the forecast period.

  • According to estimates, global energy consumption is expected to increase by 28 percent by 2040 as compared to 2015. The growing environmental need is to draw upon cleaner, renewable, sustainable energy sources to meet the ever-increasing demand for fuel. Renewable energy will be the world’s fastest-growing source of energy that is expected to double from 2015 to 2030.
  • Biofuels (ethanol and biodiesel) represent the majority share of renewables in global energy demand for road transport. Demand for bioenergy in the transportation sector is driven by blending mandates in significant economies and by sustained fuel use around the world.
  • Also, the advanced liquid biofuels produced from feedstock such as lignocellulosic, waste oil, fats, municipal waste count as a viable option to decarbonize energy sectors in a cost-effective way in industries such as aviation, shipping, and freight.
  • For instance, according to the Tracking Transport report by IEA, the Transport biofuel production has expanded over 6% year-on-year in 2019, and 3% annual growth is projected over the course of next year five years. However, its falls short of the sustained 10% growth per year required until the year 2030 to align with Sustainable Development.
  • As with increasing transport fuel demand and support from government bodies for sustainable energies in ASEAN countries which evidently raises energy security ensuring demand for agricultural commodities. for instance, Over the years Chinese vendors boosted the national production of ethanol by the capacity of 258 million liters to 5,258 million liters and aim to roll out the blend of 10% ethanol in gasoline from 11 to 15 provinces
  • It is estimated that the share of biofuels in road transport in the OECD would increase to 20% by 2040. In the developed world similarly in aviation, the share of biofuels in jet fuel is expected to increase to 20% by 2040.
  • However, according to BP’s Energy Outlook, the transport sector will continue to be dominated by oil, despite increasing penetration of alternative fuels. It further adds that the share of oil within the transport industry is expected to decline to about 85% by 2040, down from the current 94%.
  • Natural gas, electricity, and biofuels together are expected to account for more than half of the increase in energy used in transport, with each contributing about 5% of transport demand by 2040.
  • However, A recent study from IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) on advanced biofuels that surveyed experts on the major obstacles for scaling up liquid biofuels indicate that the lack of stable regulations for the use of liquid biofuels is the biggest roadblock for the growth of the biofuel market. Also, with of decline of patent fillings , Investments have experienced the declined from USD 27 billion in 2007 to USD 2 billlion in 2017

Scope of the Report

The scope of biofuels market include:

Fuel Type
Palm Oil
Sugar Crop
Coarse Grain
Other Feedstock
North America
South America
Middle-East and Africa

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Key Market Trends

Mandates Set by Various Countries to Drive the Market

  • The ambitious mandates set by various countries to blend biofuels with conventional fuels, to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels, has boosted the demand for biofuels across the world.
  • Major blending mandates that drive the global demand for biofuels are set in the US, China, and Brazil. Countries such as the US, China, and Brazil have a target of achieving 15-27% blend of biofuels with conventional fuel by 2020-2022. This reform is expected to drive global demand in the respective regions.
  • For instance, In December 2019, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the biofuel volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard program for 2020 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total revenue fuel and biomass-based diesel for 2021
  • In line with the mandates, in Brazil, there are cars already run on petrol containing 85% ethanol, in addition to some that use 100% ethanol. In Germany, E10 fuel containing up to 10% ethanol is being sold at petrol stations since early 2011, replacing premium fuels containing 5% ethanol (E5).
  • In India, the National Policy on Biofuels-2018 approved by the Government envisions an indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol and 5% blending of biodiesel in diesel by 2030. This is expected to drive the adoption of biofuels in India.
  • The China seeks to move to 10% biofuels mandate by year 2020 despite of ethanol stocks falling to 57 million metrics tons from 200 million metric tons in 2017.
  • Moreover, to achieve the ambitious target, countries, such as the US, Germany, France, and Italy have implemented fuel excise tax reduction to help biofuel to compete with fossil fuels. These reforms promote the use of biofuel blend with conventional fuels. Also, low carbon energy targets and related policies are being set up to encourage the usage of biofuels.
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North America is expected to hold the Largest Market Share

  • BP’s Energy Outlook has stated that ethanol production in 2018 totaled 60.4 Million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) with North America accounting for 56%. This landscape is expected to remain the same over the forecast period, driven by the strong mandates of the American Government.
  • Also, the region considers policies that specify reductions in its fuel life-cycle carbon intensity such as California's low carbon fuel standard boost the demand for biofuel and support deployment of novels advanced biofuels.
  • The new U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), signed recently as part of the revised Energy Bill, has set high goals for the U.S. biofuels industry. It has set a target for production of 36 billion gallons of biofuels—mainly ethanol and biodiesel—annually by 2022, with 21 billion gallons coming “advanced biofuels,” that can be produced using multiple types feedstocks and technologies.
  • RFS also sets a target of roughly 16 billion gallons “cellulosic biofuels” production derived from plant sources such as trees and grasses. Cellulosic ethanol's potential remains enormous, with the Department of Energy estimates having identified 1.3 billion tons of harvestable cellulosic biomass in the United States alone, that can be used to meet more than one-third of domestic transportation fuel demand.
  • Additionally, for biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol and HVO, North America accounts the largest share with 94% of global production

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Competitive Landscape

The competitive landscape of the Biofuels Market is fragmented. This is due to the presence of many players with a very localized focus. Some of the major players include Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill Incorporated, EI du Pont de Nemours and Company, Abengoa Bioenergy SA, Renewable Energy Group Inc., and POET LLC.

Table of Contents


    1. 1.1 Study Deliverables

    2. 1.2 Market Definition

    3. 1.3 Study Assumptions




    1. 4.1 Introduction

    2. 4.2 Biofuel Production Historic and Forecast, in thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, till 2025

    3. 4.3 Biofuel Consumption Historic and Forecast, in thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, till 2025

    4. 4.4 Recent Trends and Developments

    5. 4.5 Government Policies, and Regulations

    6. 4.6 Market Dynamics

      1. 4.6.1 Drivers

      2. 4.6.2 Restraints

    7. 4.7 Supply Chain Analysis

    8. 4.8 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Force Analysis

      1. 4.8.1 Threat of New Entrants

      2. 4.8.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers

      3. 4.8.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers

      4. 4.8.4 Threat of Substitute Products

      5. 4.8.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

    9. 4.9 Assessment of COVID-19 Impact on the Industry


    1. 5.1 Fuel Type

      1. 5.1.1 Ethanol

      2. 5.1.2 Biodiesel

    2. 5.2 Feedstock

      1. 5.2.1 Palm Oil

      2. 5.2.2 Jatropha

      3. 5.2.3 Sugar Crop

      4. 5.2.4 Coarse Grain

      5. 5.2.5 Other Feedstock

    3. 5.3 Geography

      1. 5.3.1 North America

      2. 5.3.2 Europe

      3. 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific

      4. 5.3.4 South America

      5. 5.3.5 Middle-East and Africa



    2. 6.2 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players

    3. 6.3 Company Profiles

      1. 6.3.1 Abengoa Bioenergy SA

      2. 6.3.2 Cargill Incorporated

      3. 6.3.3 Royal Dutch Shell PLC

      4. 6.3.4 EI du Pont de Nemours and Company

      5. 6.3.5 Wilmar International Ltd

      6. 6.3.6 Renewable Energy Group Inc.

      7. 6.3.7 Archer Daniels Midland Company

      8. 6.3.8 BP PLC

      9. 6.3.9 POET LLC

      10. 6.3.10 Neste Oyj

      11. 6.3.11 BioEnergie AG

    4. *List Not Exhaustive

**Subject to Availability


Frequently Asked Questions

The Biofuels Market market is studied from 2016 - 2026.

The Biofuels Market is growing at a CAGR of <8% over the next 5 years.


North America holds highest share in 2020.

Abengoa Bioenergy S.A., Renewable Energy Group, Inc., POET, LLC, Archer Daniels Midland Company are the major companies operating in Biofuels Market.


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