French ethanol consumption up around 6% in 2024
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

In 2024, French ethanol consumption rose by 6% to 16 million hectolitres, while E85 usage fell for the first time since 2011 due to more fuel-efficient cars.
PARIS (Reuters) - Ethanol consumption in France, the largest consumer along with Germany, rose around 6% to 16 million hectolitres in 2024, in line with an increase in overall gasoline use, producers' group Bioethanol France said on Tuesday.
Ethanol, made from sugar beets and grains in France, is blended with gasoline with a share that can rise up to 85% in so-called E85.
However, after a sharp rise in recent years, E85 consumption in 2024 fell for the first time since records started in 2011.
This was mainly due to new car models which consume less fuel than older ones, Bioethanol France Secretary General Sylvain Demoures told reporters.
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
Ethanol consumption in France rose around 6% to 16 million hectolitres in 2024.
E85 is a blend of ethanol with gasoline, with a share that can rise up to 85%.
E85 consumption fell for the first time since records started in 2011, mainly due to new car models that consume less fuel than older ones.
Ethanol in France is made from sugar beets and grains.
Bioethanol France Secretary General Sylvain Demoures provided insights on the decline in E85 consumption.
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