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U.S. Ethanol Plants, Capacity, and Production

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Ethanol Plants 54 56 61 68 72 81 95 110 139 170 189 204 209
Capacity (BGY) 1.7487000000000001 1.9219000000000002 2.3473 2.7068000000000003 3.1008 3.6437 4.336399999999999 5.493399999999999 7.8884 10.5694 11.8774 13.5079 14.9069
Production (BGY) 1.47 1.63 1.77 2.13 2.8 3.4 3.904 4.855 6.5 9 10.6 13.23 13.9
Notes: Production capacity listed as under expansion or under construction is not presented in this chart.
This chart shows the number of ethanol plants in the U.S. from 1999 through 2011. The capacity of these plants has been increasing at a faster rate than has the number of plants, meaning the average plant size is increasing. Production is remarkably close to plant capacity, especially considering that both are tracked at the end of each year, so plants built late in the year contribute largely towards capacity but only partially toward production.