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Ethanol: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in ethanol totaled $13.8 billion (15.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (33%), Brazil (13%) and the Netherlands (12%); the top importers were Canada (10%), the Netherlands (10%) and France (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 43%.

Summary

World trade
$13.8billion
Tonnes
15.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$907
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$4.5 billion · 32.9%
    see destinations
  2. Brazil$1.7 billion · 12.5%
    see destinations
  3. Netherlands$1.6 billion · 11.5%
    re-exports · see destinations
  4. Belgium$855 million · 6.2%
    re-exports
  5. Hungary$546 million · 4%
  6. France$536 million · 3.9%
  7. Spain$449 million · 3.3%
  8. Pakistan$439 million · 3.2%
  9. Germany$400 million · 2.9%
  10. Canada$248 million · 1.8%
  11. Poland$224 million · 1.6%
  12. United Kingdom$217 million · 1.6%
  13. South Africa$195 million · 1.4%
  14. Sweden$174 million · 1.3%
  15. Ukraine$164 million · 1.2%
  16. Paraguay$162 million · 1.2%
  17. Guatemala$122 million · 0.88%
  18. Austria$103 million · 0.75%
  19. Bulgaria$100 million · 0.72%
  20. Peru$94 million · 0.68%

Top importers

  1. Canada$1.4 billion · 10.3%
    see sources
  2. Netherlands$1.3 billion · 9.7%
    re-exports
  3. France$1.2 billion · 8.9%
  4. Germany$1.2 billion · 8.5%
  5. United Kingdom$953 million · 6.9%
  6. South Korea$607 million · 4.4%
  7. Japan$570 million · 4.1%
  8. India$532 million · 3.9%
  9. Philippines$418 million · 3%
  10. Belgium$408 million · 3%
    re-exports
  11. United States$382 million · 2.8%
  12. Colombia$327 million · 2.4%
  13. Sweden$311 million · 2.3%
  14. Spain$271 million · 2%
  15. Mexico$262 million · 1.9%
  16. Italy$251 million · 1.8%
  17. Poland$229 million · 1.7%
  18. Switzerland$202 million · 1.5%
  19. Nigeria$198 million · 1.4%
  20. Singapore$178 million · 1.3%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2014

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • United States 4.5
  • Brazil 1.7
  • Netherlands 1.6
  • Belgium 0.85
  • Hungary 0.55

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.44.5
Brazil0.141.7
Netherlands0.061.6
Belgium0.050.85
Hungary0.010.55

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 92% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $907

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$472
1996$531
1997$566
1998$385
1999$409
2000$470
2001$530
2002$530
2003$539
2004$495
2005$591
2006$715
2007$731
2008$778
2009$831
2010$875
2011$1,049
2012$1,061
2013$1,030
2014$960
2015$858
2016$727
2017$725
2018$743
2019$748
2020$836
2021$911
2022$1,156
2023$1,065
2024$907

What it includes

Ethyl alcohol of 80% or more and denatured alcohol: fuel and industrial use.

  • 220710 · subheading of heading 2207: Ethyl alcohol (ethanol)
  • 220720 · subheading of heading 2207: Ethyl alcohol (ethanol)

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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