Experience By Country
The world's top ethanol fuel producers in 2011 were the United States with 13.9 billion U.S. liquid gallons (bg) (52.6 billion liters) and Brazil with 5.6 bg (21.1 billion liters), accounting together for 87.1% of world production of 22.36 billion US gallons (84.6 billion liters). Strong incentives, coupled with other industry development initiatives, are giving rise to fledgling ethanol industries in countries such as Germany, Spain, France, Sweden, China, Thailand, Canada, Colombia, India, Australia, and some Central American countries.
| Annual Fuel Ethanol Production by Country (2007–2011) Top 10 countries/regional blocks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World rank |
Country/Region | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| 1 | United States | 13,900 | 13,231 | 10,938 | 9,235 | 6,485 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5,573.24 | 6,921.54 | 6,577.89 | 6,472.2 | 5,019.2 |
| 3 | European Union | 1,199.31 | 1,176.88 | 1,039.52 | 733.60 | 570.30 |
| 4 | China | 554.76 | 541.55 | 541.55 | 501.90 | 486.00 |
| 5 | Thailand | 435.20 | 89.80 | 79.20 | ||
| 6 | Canada | 462.3 | 356.63 | 290.59 | 237.70 | 211.30 |
| 7 | India | 91.67 | 66.00 | 52.80 | ||
| 8 | Colombia | 83.21 | 79.30 | 74.90 | ||
| 9 | Australia | 87.2 | 66.04 | 56.80 | 26.40 | 26.40 |
| 10 | Other | 247.27 | ||||
| World Total | 22,356.09 | 22,946.87 | 19,534.993 | 17,335.20 | 13,101.7 | |
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