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. 2016 Jan 5;8(5):894–908. doi: 10.1111/gcbb.12300

Table 1.

Global biofuel demand out to 2050

Year Conventional bioethanol Bioethanol cane Bioethanol SRC Conventional biodiesel Advanced biodiesel Biojet Biomethane Total
Biofuel demand (EJ)
2010 1.29 0.44 0.00 0.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 2
2015 1.35 0.90 0.15 0.68 0.15 0.08 0.00 3
2020 1.50 1.44 0.45 0.90 0.38 0.15 0.23 5
2025 1.20 1.88 1.05 0.98 1.13 0.83 0.38 7
2030 0.98 2.11 1.88 0.90 1.96 1.35 0.98 10
2035 0.45 2.48 2.56 0.60 3.61 2.41 1.28 13
2040 0.15 2.63 3.46 0.23 5.34 3.16 1.66 17
2045 0.08 2.86 4.14 0.08 7.98 5.04 3.76 24
2050 0.00 3.24 5.04 0.00 10.91 6.70 5.87 32

Source: IEA (2011).