Overview of biofuels obligations in the EU

2024 national biofuels policies

Use of biofuels in the EU varies by Member State, depending on how countries choose to meet their targets for renewables in transport and for reduction of greenhouse-gas intensity of fuels under the Fuel Quality Directive. Some Member States set an overall biofuels incorporation target; some set separate targets for biofuels in petrol or diesel or both; others rely solely on targets for the reduction of carbon intensity in fuels.

The chart below includes detailed biofuels obligations for all EU Member States. To download the full table of biofuels obligations in 2024, click here.

Country Type Minimum overall biofuel target (%) Advanced biofuel target [1] (%) Biofuel in petrol (%) Biofuel in diesel (%) Reduction of GHG intensity of fuels (%)

Austria

Energy 0.2 3.4 6.3 -7

Belgium

Energy 10.5 0.22 [2] 5.7 5.7

Bulgaria*

Volume

Energy

1 (in diesel)

0.05

9

6

Croatia

Energy 0.6 -6

Cyprus

Energy 0.2 -6

Czechia

Volume 0.22 -6

Denmark

Energy -3.4

Estonia

Energy 7.5 [3] 0.5

Finland

Energy 13.5 [4] 4

France

Energy 1.3 (in petrol)
0.5 (in diesel)
9.9 9.2 -10

Germany

Energy 0.4 -9.25 [5]

Greece

Volume

Energy

0.2

3.3

7

Hungary [6]

Energy 8.4 0.5 6.1 (RON 95) 0.2 (HVO)

Ireland [7]

Volume 21 1 (in energy) -6

Italy [8]

Energy 10.8 4.2 1 -6

Latvia

Volume 0.2 9.5 (RON 95) 6.5 [9]

Lithuania

Volume 7.8 0.7 6.6 6.2

Luxembourg

Energy 7.7 [10] -6

Malta

Energy 0.2

Netherlands[11]

Energy 28.4 2.9 -6

Poland

Energy 9.1 0.1

5.3 (RON95) [12]

3.2 (RON 98)

5.2

Portugal

Volume 11.5 0.5

Romania

Volume 8 6.5

Slovakia

Volume

Energy

8.8

 –

0.65 (double- counted)

9 [13]

6.9

-6

Slovenia

Energy 10.6 [14] 0.2 -6

Spain

Energy 11 [15] 0.5 -6

Sweden

-6

[1] After double-counting
[2] Double counting at 0.95%
[3] Cropbased biofuels capped at 4.5%
[4] Cropbased biofuels capped at 2.6%
[5] Caps (in e/e): cropbased biofuels at 4.4%; highILUC Risk biofuels at 0.9%; Annex IXB at 1.9%
[6] Annex IXB biofuels capped at 4% after doublecounting
[7] Cropbased biofuels capped at 2%
[8] Italy has a mandate of 300kt/year for HVO
[9] During the period from 1 April till 31 October
[10] 9.7% with multipliers. Can be lowered to 6%. Advanced biofuels must be at least 50% of the biofuels mix after double counting. Cropbased capped at 5%
[11] Cropbased biofuels capped at 1.4%. UER cannot be counted towards the target 6% GHG intensity target
[12] Specific submandate for bioethanol in RON95 gasoline: 4.59%
[13] Specific submandate for ETBE: 3%
[14] Obligation for renewable energy in transport, to be achieved through the use of biofuels, renewable electricity, RCF, RFNBOs
[15] Cropbased capped at 7%. High-ILUCrisk biofuels cap (incl. palm oil, oil palm fresh fruit bunches, PFAD, palm kernel oil and palm kernel shells oil) at 3%

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