São Paulo – Biofuel output hit an all-time high in Brazil last year, the country’s oil and biofuels regulator ANP reported. Plant-based ethanol and biodiesel reached nearly 43 billion liters produced in the country.
Ethanol output was up by 15.5%, to 35.4 billion liters. Anhydrous ethanol, which is blended with gasoline, increased by 13.5% compared to a year earlier, whereas hydrous ethanol, sold separately, grew by 16.8% year on year.
The country’s biodiesel output amounted to more than 7.5 billion liters, up 20%, driven by an increase in the percentage of the mandatory blending of diesel last year. Biomethane, produced from biogas, reached an output at 74.9 million cubic meters in 2023, up 12.3% from 2022.
Biofuels in energy transition
“These results strengthen Brazil’s standing as a leading producer and user of biofuels on the global stage, significantly contributing to the country’s energy mix and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. This is Brazil playing a leading role in a just and inclusive energy transition, bringing about economic development and benefiting our people,” Brazil’s Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira was quoted as saying in a statement.
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Translated by Guilherme Miranda
