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U.S. Biodiesel Production, Exports, and Consumption

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Production 8.577 10.484 14.21 27.982 90.787 250.439 489.825 678.106 515.802 343.434 967.4280000000001
Net Exports -1.63632 -5.684448 0.6769559999999999 1.1040539999999999 -0.0399 -10.14447 131.668656 362.31031199999995 188.519982 82.23033 36.899688000000005
Consumption 10.213 16.168 13.533 26.878 90.827 260.584 358.156 315.796 325.5 262.836 878.43
Source: EIA Annual Energy Review, 2011 Table 10.4 from the U.S. Energy Information Administration
This chart shows trends in U.S. biodiesel production, exports, and consumption from 2001 to 2011. Exports of biodiesel peaked in 2008 largely due to a perverse effect of a biodiesel tax credit in the European Union. Exports then dropped after the effect was eliminated. The record production and consumption in 2011 was largely to meet the Renewable Fuel Standard.