Total U.S. biofuels production, including ethanol, renewable diesel, biodiesel and other biofuels, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), averaged a record 1.39 million barrels per day last year, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 9.&nbsp;The 1.39 million barrels per day of production reported for 2024 was up 6% when compared to the previous record, which was set at 1.32 million barrels per day in 2023.The EIA first began reporting data on total net biofuels production in 2009. Since that time, total U.S. biofuel production volumes have nearly doubled.According to data published by the EIA, ethanol production was up 4.1% in 2024. Renewable diesel production expanded by 22.64% while biodiesel production fell by 1.49%. The production of other biofuels, defined to include SAF, renewable naphtha, renewable heating oil and a variety of other biobased fuels, increased by 10.72% between 2023 and 2024.Expanded biofuel production helped the U.S. set a new record for total energy production in 2024, which reached 103 quadrillion Btu, up 1% when compared to the previous record set in 2023. In addition to biofuel, the U.S. also set new production records for natural gas, crude oil, natural gas plant liquids, solar and wind energy.&nbsp;

2025-06-11 - EIA: US biofuel production up 6% in 2024 (4 publications)

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Total U.S. biofuels production, including ethanol, renewable diesel, biodiesel and other biofuels, including SAF, averaged a record 1.39 million barrels per day last year, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on June 9. 

EIA: US biofuel production up 6% in 2024

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