Previous Statistics

The EU biodiesel industry

	2006 Production Capacity
	COUNTRY   '000 TONNES* Austria 134 Belgium 85 Cyprus 2 Czech Republic 203 Denmark 81 Estonia 20 Finland 0 France 775 Germany 2,681 Greece 75 Hungary 12 Ireland 0 Italy 857 UK 445 Latvia 8 Lithuania 10 Luxemburg 0 Malta 3 Poland 150 Portugal 146 Slovakia 89 Slovenia 17 Spain 224 Sweden 52 The Netherlands 0 TOTAL 6,069 Calculation based on 330 working days per year, per plant. The above figures represent an overall picture of the EU-25 biodiesel capacity on July 1, 2006.
	2005 Production Capacity
	COUNTRY   '000 TONNES* Austria 125 Belgium 55 Cyprus 2 Czech Republic 188 Denmark 81 Estonia 10 Finland 0 France 532 Germany 1,903 Greece 35 Hungary 0 Ireland 0 Italy 827 UK 129 Latvia 5 Lithuania 10 Luxemburg 0 Malta 2 Poland 100 Portugal 6 Slovakia 89 Slovenia 17 Spain 100 Sweden 12 The Netherlands 0 TOTAL 4,228 Calculation based on 330 working days per year, per plant. The above figures represent an overall picture of the EU-25 biodiesel capacity on July 1, 2005.
	2004 Production Capacity
	COUNTRY   '000 TONNES* Germany 1088 France 502 Italy 419 Austria 100 Spain 70 Denmark 44 United Kingdom 15 Sweden 8 TOTAL 2246 Calculation based on 330 working days per year, per plant.
	2003 Production Capacity
	COUNTRY   '000 TONNES* Germany 1025 France 500 Italy 420 Austria 50 Denmark 41 United Kingdom 5 Sweden 8 TOTAL 2048 Calculation based on 330 working days per year, per plant. Plants taken into consideration were fully operational as of 01/01/2003.