Biodiesel content
The biodiesel mandate of 5 %v/v started in 2011 in Peru. As shown in the figure below, in 2012, the biodiesel mandate has not yet been met. As of 2012, the average biodiesel content was 5.1% v/v in the study period. The minimum value of 4.0% v/v was found in a sample in Lima in January 2012, and the highest value of 5.7% v/v was found in Arequipa in December 2019.
Biodiesel content (%v/v.) in diesel samples in Peru from 2012 to 2022
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Source: SGS INSPIRE analysis based on data from the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines, and the SGS Worldwide Fuel Survey (WWFS), 2023