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One section per dataset: what it measures, where every figure comes from, how entities are selected, and what the data cannot tell you.

15Datasets
30Metrics
66Source citations
Dataset 014 source citations

Top global fuel stations selling biofuels

Retail fuel-station networks that dispense biofuel blends at the forecourt, with site counts and annual biofuel volume sold.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Metrics

  • Biofuel volume sold

    Estimate

    million litres per year

    Retailer-reported renewable fuel sales where disclosed; otherwise derived from national renewable-fuel obligation registers apportioned by the network's site count and blend level.

  • Biofuel-dispensing sites

    retail sites

    Network size published by the retailer, restricted to sites offering at least one biofuel product.

Coverage

Retail networks in every jurisdiction the tracker follows that operate at least one biofuel-dispensing forecourt. Unbranded single-site operators are out of scope.

Known limitations

  • Very few retailers publish biofuel litres separately from total fuel sales, so most volumes are apportioned estimates rather than reported figures.
  • Site counts move continuously as HVO100 and E85 pumps are added; counts reflect the retailer's most recent published network disclosure.
Dataset 025 source citations

Global UCO (used cooking oil) suppliers

Collectors, renderers and traders that aggregate used cooking oil as feedstock for biodiesel, renewable diesel and SAF.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Coverage

Collectors and traders handling roughly 20,000 tonnes a year or more, plus national champions in jurisdictions with an Annex IX Part B obligation.

Known limitations

  • UCO is traded repeatedly before it reaches a refinery, so collected volumes and exported volumes are not additive across companies.
  • Chinese and South-East Asian export volumes are visible in customs data but rarely attributable to a named collector.
Dataset 034 source citations

Top global oil companies

Integrated oil and refining groups ranked by annual output capacity alongside their live share price and renewable-fuel positions.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Metrics

  • Annual output capacity

    million barrels of oil equivalent per year

    Upstream production plus refinery throughput as reported in the group's annual report or 20-F / 10-K filing, annualised.

  • Share price and 1-day change

    primary listing currency

    Delayed exchange quote for the group's primary listing, refreshed live.

Coverage

The largest listed and state-owned oil and refining groups by output, restricted to those with a disclosed refining or renewable-fuel position.

Known limitations

  • National oil companies report on different boundaries (equity vs operated volumes); figures are normalised to operated capacity where disclosed.
  • Share prices are delayed exchange quotes, not real-time trades, and unlisted state companies have no price.
Dataset 046 source citations

Top airlines using SAF globally

Carriers ranked by annual sustainable aviation fuel uplift and by SAF as a share of their total jet fuel burn.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Metrics

  • SAF uplift

    million litres per year

    SAF actually uplifted into aircraft as reported in the carrier's sustainability or annual report; offtake agreements that have not yet delivered are excluded.

  • SAF share of fuel burn

    Estimate

    % of total jet fuel

    Reported SAF share where the carrier discloses one; otherwise SAF uplift divided by reported total fuel burn for the same year.

Coverage

Carriers with a publicly documented SAF uplift, whether driven by a blending mandate, a corporate programme or an offtake agreement.

Known limitations

  • Reporting boundaries differ: some groups report SAF for the whole group, others for a single airline within it.
  • Book-and-claim SAF purchased in one region but burned in another is counted where the carrier books it.
Dataset 054 source citations

Carriers using biofuel (shipping, trucking, rail)

Freight operators across shipping, road and rail ranked by biofuel consumption and by biofuel share of their fuel mix.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Metrics

  • Biofuel consumed

    thousand tonnes or million litres per year, per mode

    Operator-reported biofuel or green-fuel consumption from sustainability and ESG reports and green-product disclosures (ECO Delivery, Ship Green, ACT+ and equivalents).

  • Biofuel share of fuel mix

    Estimate

    % of total fuel

    Reported biofuel volume divided by the operator's reported total fuel consumption for the same year.

Coverage

Global container lines, large road-freight fleets and national rail freight operators with a documented biofuel programme.

Known limitations

  • Automated ingestion currently covers IMO DCS fleet aggregates; named carrier rows remain curated fallback data until operator-specific report parsers are wired.
  • Green-freight products are sold on a book-and-claim basis, so an operator's biofuel volume is not tied to specific voyages or lanes.
  • Road-freight fleets rarely split HVO from fossil diesel in public reporting; those figures are derived from purchase announcements.
Dataset 064 source citations

Global blending terminals and capacity

Storage and blending terminal operators ranked by terminal count and blended-product throughput.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Coverage

Independent tank-storage groups and refiner-owned terminal networks that blend biofuels for domestic obligation compliance.

Known limitations

  • Terminal operators report capacity in cubic metres of storage, not blended throughput; throughput is derived from utilisation disclosures.
  • Joint-venture terminals may be counted by more than one parent in their own reporting.
Dataset 076 source citations

Global ethanol production

Fuel-ethanol producers ranked by nameplate production capacity and plant count.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Coverage

Producers with at least one operating fuel-ethanol plant, covering the United States, Brazil, the EU, India and China.

Known limitations

  • Nameplate capacity is not actual output; US plants typically run above nameplate while Indian and EU plants often run below it.
  • Capacity changes hands frequently; ownership reflects the latest completed transaction the sources record.
Dataset 085 source citations

Global marine biofuel suppliers and users

Bunker suppliers and shipping lines ranked by bio-blended marine fuel delivered or consumed.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Coverage

Physical bunker suppliers at the major bio-blend hubs (Singapore, Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges, Fujairah, US Gulf) plus shipping lines with a green-fuel product.

Known limitations

  • Port authorities publish hub totals, not supplier-level splits; per-supplier volumes are apportioned from those totals and supplier announcements.
  • Bio-blend volumes are reported as delivered tonnes of blend, so the pure biofuel content is the blend level times the volume.
Dataset 095 source citations

Global electricity generators using biofuel

Power generators ranked by biofuel- and biomass-fired generating capacity and annual output.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Coverage

Utilities and independent power producers with at least 100 MW of biofuel or biomass-fired generating capacity.

Known limitations

  • Co-fired coal-and-biomass units are counted at their biomass share where the operator discloses it, and excluded where it is not disclosed.
  • Waste-to-energy plants are included only where the biogenic fraction is separately reported.
Dataset 105 source citations

Global renewable natural gas (RNG) producers

Biomethane and renewable natural gas producers ranked by annual output and number of production facilities.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Coverage

Producers with pipeline-injected or liquefied biomethane in commercial operation in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Known limitations

  • Plant counts include joint ventures where the operator reports them, so equity shares may differ.
  • Output for private developers is estimated from announced plant capacity and typical utilisation.
Dataset 115 source citations

Global biochar producers

Pyrolysis operators ranked by annual biochar production capacity and durable CO₂ removal issued.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Coverage

Commercial biochar producers with certified output or registry-issued carbon removals.

Known limitations

  • Most producers are private; capacities are nameplate rather than realised output.
  • Removal figures depend on registry methodology and permanence assumptions, which differ between registries.
Dataset 124 source citations

Global wood pellet producers

Industrial and heating wood pellet producers ranked by nameplate capacity and number of mills.

Figures as reported for 2024Last reviewed

Coverage

Industrial exporters and major heating pellet producers in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Known limitations

  • Association aggregates are shown as a single entry where individual member capacities are not published.
  • Capacity is nameplate; actual output varies with fibre supply and export demand.
Dataset 133 source citations

Global renewable hydrogen producers

Renewable and low-emissions hydrogen producers ranked by announced or operating output and electrolyser capacity.

Figures as reported for 2026Last reviewed

Metrics

  • Renewable H2 output

    Estimate

    thousand tonnes per year

    Operating, under-construction and sanctioned project output from public project databases and company disclosures.

  • Electrolyser capacity

    Estimate

    megawatts

    Installed or sanctioned electrolyser capacity disclosed for the producer's hydrogen projects.

Coverage

Commercial operators, developers and industrial groups with named renewable or low-emissions hydrogen projects linked to fuels, ammonia, refining or heavy transport.

Known limitations

  • Most announced hydrogen projects are not yet operating; chart values combine operating and sanctioned capacity where public sources do not separate them cleanly.
  • Producer attribution is difficult for joint ventures, technology suppliers and offtakers, so project capacity is assigned to the lead sponsor named in public disclosures.
Dataset 143 source citations

Global renewable LPG suppliers

BioLPG, renewable LPG and renewable DME producers and distributors ranked by production or delivered renewable liquid-gas volume.

Figures as reported for 2026Last reviewed

Metrics

  • Renewable LPG supplied

    Estimate

    thousand tonnes per year

    Delivered renewable LPG, bioLPG or rDME volumes reported by producers, distributors or industry associations.

  • Production capacity

    Estimate

    thousand tonnes per year

    Nameplate renewable LPG, bioLPG or rDME production capacity from facility disclosures and industry pathway reports.

Coverage

Named renewable LPG, bioLPG and rDME producers plus major distributors marketing renewable liquid gases for off-grid heating, cooking, autogas or industry.

Known limitations

  • Renewable LPG is often a co-product of HVO and SAF facilities, so product-level volumes are less frequently disclosed than total renewable-diesel capacity.
  • Distributor supply volumes can overlap with producer output and should not be summed into a global production total.
Dataset 153 source citations

Global bio-methanol producers

Bio-methanol, renewable methanol and e-methanol projects ranked by operating or sanctioned capacity.

Figures as reported for 2026Last reviewed

Metrics

  • Methanol capacity

    Estimate

    thousand tonnes per year

    Operating or sanctioned renewable-methanol production capacity from project disclosures and methanol-sector trackers.

  • Fossil CO2 displaced

    Estimate

    thousand tonnes CO2e per year

    Estimated fossil methanol or marine-fuel displacement based on reported project output and typical emissions factors.

Coverage

Operating, sanctioned and late-stage bio-methanol, waste-to-methanol and e-methanol projects supplying shipping, chemicals or fuel blending.

Known limitations

  • Many projects are announced before final investment decision; capacity can change materially before commissioning.
  • Low-carbon, recycled-carbon, bio-based and e-methanol routes are grouped together because public project disclosures use overlapping terminology.

Our approach

How we compile the panels

  1. Primary documents

    Entity figures are taken from primary public documents — annual reports, regulatory filings, national obligation registers and statistical agencies — never from unattributed aggregations.

  2. Transparent estimates

    Where a company does not publish a figure directly, the value is derived from a published total and clearly marked as an estimate in the metric notes below.

  3. Reporting periods

    Each dataset states the reporting year its figures refer to and the date it was last reviewed against its sources.

  4. Market quotes

    Share prices and 1-day changes are live delayed exchange quotes and are not part of the curated datasets.

Figures are compiled from the primary public sources listed above and may lag the latest filings — always cross-verify against those sources before use in compliance or investment decisions.