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The figure below indicates historical bioethanol exports, imports and consumption over recent years.

According to the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain’s consumption of bioethanol grew by nearly 10% between 2017 and 2023, reaching 247,574 tonnes. Imports of bioethanol fell to zero in 2020 before rising to 61,593 tonnes by 2023. Meanwhile, exports consistently increased, peaking at 276,654 tonnes in 2023.

The below chart highlights the types of feedstocks of consumed bioethanol in Spain from 2018 to 2023. Corn remained the dominant feedstock, though