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Annual World Ethanol Production
(Millions of gallons, all ethanol grades)
| Rank | Country | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Main Feedstock
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| 1 | United States
| 3,535 | 4,264 | 4,855 | Corn4
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| 2 | Brazil
| 3,989 | 4,227 | 4,491 | Sugarcane1
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| 3 | China
| 964 | 1,004 | 1,017 | Corn
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| 4 | India
| 462 | 449 | 502 | Molasses (Sugarcane)1
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| 5 | France
| 219 | 240 | 251 | Sugar beets
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| 6 | Germany
| 71 | 114 | 202 | Rye
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| 7 | Russia
| 198 | 198 | 171 | Wheat
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| 8 | Canada
| 61 | 61 | 153 | Corn/Wheat
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| 9 | Spain
| 79 | 93 | 122 | Wheat
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| 10 | South Africa
| 110 | 103 | 102 | ???
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| 11 | Thailand
| 74 | 79 | 93 | ???
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| 12 | United Kingdom
| 106 | 92 | 74 | ???
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| 13 | Ukraine
| 66 | 65 | 71 | ???
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| 14 | Poland
| 53 | 53 | 66 | ???
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| 15 | Saudi Arabia
| 79 | 32 | 52 | ???
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| 16 | Indonesia
| 44 | 45 | 45 | ???
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| 17 | Argentina
| 42 | 44 | 45 | ???
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| 18 | Italy
| 40 | 40 | 43 | ???
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| 19 | Australia
| 33 | 33 | 39 | ???
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| 20 | Japan
| 31 | 30 | 30 | ???
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| 21 | Sweden
| 26 | 29 | 30 | Wheat
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| 22 | Pakistan
| 26 | 24 | 24 | ???
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| 23 | The Philippines
| 22 | 22 | 22 | ???
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| 24 | Guatemala
| 17 | 17 | 21 | Molasses3
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| 25 | South Korea
| 22 | 17 | 16 | ???
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| 26 | Mexico
| 9 | 12 | 13 | ???
|
| 27 | Cuba
| 16 | 12 | 12 | ???
|
| 28 | Ecuador
| 12 | 14 | 12 | ???
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| 29 | Nicaragua
| 8 | 7 | 8 | ???
|
| 30 | Zimbabwe
| 6 | 5 | 7 | ???
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| 31 | Kenya
| 3 | 4 | 5 | ???
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| 32 | Swaziland
| 3 | 3 | 5 | ???
|
| 33 | Mauritius
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ???
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| 34+ | Others
| 338 | 710 | 270 | ???
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| Total
| 10,770 | 12,150 | 13,489 | ???
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Source: F.O. Licht from Renewable Fuels Associaion
Footnotes: 1UNCTAD Assessment of the Biofuels Industry in India 2*Biofuels for Transportation (2006, Worldwatch Institute)
3The Emerging Biofuels Market: Regulatory, Trade and Development Implications prepared by Simonetta Zarrilli; UNCTAD, 2006, p. 20-21.
4USDA estimate
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