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Amount of nonarable land needed to supplement 30% of oil consumption for different regions around the world based on replacement by microalgae
| Location | Nonarable land, ha | 30% of transportation fuel consumption, L·y−1 | Microalgae biodiesel production potential, L·y−1 | Nonarable land required, % |
| Brazil | 2.06E+07 | 4.38E+10 | 2.79E+11 | 16 |
| Canada | 3.63E+08 | 3.63E+10 | 1.65E+12 | 2 |
| China | 2.22E+08 | 1.90E+11 | 1.79E+12 | 11 |
| Japan | 9.16E+04 | 7.62E+10 | 7.49E+08 | 10,000 |
| United States | 7.03E+07 | 2.86E+11 | 5.80E+11 | 49 |
