• Biodiesel has expanded from a relatively small production base in 2000, to a total
United States production of 1 billion gallons in 2011. However, biodiesel is still a
small percentage of the alternative fuel pool in the U.S., as 13 times more ethanol
was produced in 2011.
• Biodiesel production in the United States in 2011 is 214 times what it was in 2001.
• The United States leads the world in biodiesel production, followed by Germany,
Argentina, Brazil, and France.
• Worldwide, biodiesel production globally grew more than 12% from 2010 to 2011.