Outlook to 2030

Data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed that Asia Pacific’s aviation fuel consumption in 2022 was 91.77 million tonnes; about 75% of the consumption in 2019, before the pandemic. Of this total, China alone consumed 31.83 million tonnes, or 35% of the region’s aviation fuel consumption. This is followed by Japan at 8.75 million tonnes and India at 7.6 million tonnes.

As explained in the policy framework section, most governments aim for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate by 2030, except for China, which targets 20,000 tonnes by 2025 and Hong Kong (China), which plans to begin by the end of 2025. Vietnam Airlines started on January 1, 2025 for its flights from Europe only: nothing has been decided for flights within the region.

SAF consumption is expected