July 13, 2006: Supermarkets and Service Stations Now Competing for Grain

Data files for Supermarkets and Service Stations Now Competing for Grain

World Ethanol Production, 1975-2005 (figure and table)

World Ethanol Production by Country, 2005 (table)

World Biodiesel Production, 1991-2005 (figure and table)

World Biodiesel Production by Country, 2005 (table)

U.S. Corn Production and Use for Fuel Ethanol and for Export, 1980-2006, with Projection to 2007 (figure and table)

Ethanol and Biodiesel Yield per Acre from Selected Crops (table)

World Grain Production, 1950-2006 (figure and table)

World Grain Production Per Person, 1950-2006 (figure and table)

World Grain Production and Consumption, 1960-2006 (figure and table)

World Grain Stocks, 1960-2006 (figure and table)

World Grain Stocks as Days of Consumption, 1960-2006 (figure and table)

world ethanol

World Ethanol Production, 1975-2005
Year	Production	Production
	Million Liters	Million Gallons
1975	556	147
1976	664	175
1977	1,470	388
1978	2,529	668
1979	3,533	933
1980	4,368	1,154
1981	4,977	1,315
1982	7,149	1,889
1983	9,280	2,452
1984	12,880	3,403
1985	14,129	3,732
1986	13,193	3,485
1987	14,599	3,857
1988	14,902	3,937
1989	15,191	4,013
1990	15,190	4,013
1991	16,348	4,319
1992	15,850	4,187
1993	15,839	4,184
1994	16,802	4,439
1995	17,970	4,747
1996	18,688	4,937
1997	20,452	5,403
1998	19,147	5,058
1999	18,671	4,932
2000	17,315	4,574
2001	18,676	4,934
2002	21,715	5,736
2003	27,331	7,220
2004	30,632	8,092
2005	44,875	11,855
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from F.O. Licht data, cited in Suzanne Hunt and Peter Stair, "Biofuels Hit a Gusher," Vital Signs 2006-2007 (Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 2006), pp. 40-41, and from F.O. Licht, "Ethanol: World Production, by Country," table, World Ethanol and Biofuels Report, vol. 4, no. 17 (9 May 2006), p. 395.

World Ethanol Production by Country, 2005
Country	Production	Production
	Million Liters	Million Gallons
United States	16,214	4,283
Brazil	16,067	4,244
China	3,800	1,004
India	1,700	449
France	910	240
Russia	750	198
South Africa	390	103
Spain	376	99
Germany	350	92
Thailand	300	79
United Kingdom	290	77
Ukraine	245	65
Canada	230	61
Poland	220	58
Indonesia	170	45
Saudi Arabia	170	45
Argentina	165	44
Italy	150	40
Australia	125	33
Japan	113	30
Other Countries	2,139	565
World	44,875	11,855
Source: F. O. Licht, "Ethanol: World Production, by Country," table, World Ethanol and Biofuels Report, vol. 4, no. 17 (9 May 2006), p. 395.

world biodiesel

World Biodiesel Production, 1991-2005
Year	Production	Production
	Million Liters	Million Gallons
1991	11	3
1992	88	23
1993	143	38
1994	283	75
1995	408	108
1996	546	144
1997	570	151
1998	587	155
1999	719	190
2000	893	236
2001	1,068	282
2002	1,488	393
2003	1,832	484
2004	2,196	580
2005	3,762	994
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from F.O. Licht data, cited in Suzanne Hunt and Peter Stair, "Biofuels Hit a Gusher," Vital Signs 2006-2007 (Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 2006), pp. 40-41, and from F.O. Licht, "World - Biodiesel Production (tonnes)," table, World Ethanol and Biofuels Report, vol. 4, no. 16 (26 April 2006), p. 365.

World Biodiesel Production by Country, 2005
Country	Production	Production
	Million Liters	Million Gallons
Germany	1,921	507
France	557	147
United States	284	75
Italy	227	60
Czech Republic	136	36
Austria	85	22
Spain	84	22
Denmark	80	21
Poland	80	21
United Kingdom	74	20
Brazil	70	18
Australia	57	15
Sweden	7	2
Other Countries	102	27
World	3,762	994
Source: F.O. Licht, "World - Biodiesel Production (tonnes)," table, World Ethanol and Biofuels Report, vol. 4, no. 16 (26 April 2006), p. 365.

Europe Wood Production

U.S. Corn Production and Use for Fuel Ethanol and for Export, 1980-2006, with Projection to 2007
Year	Production	Use for Fuel Ethanol	Exports
	Million Metric Tons
1980	169	1	61
1981	206	2	51
1982	209	4	46
1983	106	4	48
1984	195	6	47
1985	225	7	31
1986	209	7	38
1987	181	7	44
1988	125	7	52
1989	191	8	60
1990	202	9	44
1991	190	10	40
1992	241	11	42
1993	161	12	34
1994	255	14	55
1995	188	10	57
1996	235	11	46
1997	234	12	38
1998	248	13	50
1999	240	14	49
2000	252	16	49
2001	241	18	48
2002	228	25	40
2003	256	30	48
2004	300	34	46
2005	282	41	51
2006	268	55	55
2007*	511	69	57
*Note: 2007 projection is estimate by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute.
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute with production and exports from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov, updated 12 June 2006; corn use for fuel ethanol from USDA, Feed Grains Database, electronic database, www.ers.usda.gov/db/feedgrains, updated 23 March 2006.

Ethanol and Biodiesel Yield per Acre from Selected Crops
Fuel	Crop	Fuel Yield
		Gallons
Ethanol
	Sugar beet (France)	714
	Sugarcane (Brazil)	662*
	Cassava (Nigeria)	410
	Sweet Sorghum (India)	374
	Corn (U.S.)	354
	Wheat (France)	277
Biodiesel
	Oil palm	508
	Coconut	230
	Rapeseed	102
	Peanut	90
	Sunflower	82
	Soybean	56*

* Author’s estimate
Note: Crop yields can vary widely. Ethanol yields given are from optimal growing regions. Biodiesel yield estimates are conservative. The energy content of ethanol is about 67 percent that of gasoline. The energy content of biodiesel is about 90 percent that of petroleum diesel.
Source: Chapter 2, "Beyond the Oil Peak," in Lester R. Brown, Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006).

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World Wood Production

World Grain Production, Total and Per Person, 1950-2006
Year	Production	Production per Person
	Million Metric Tons	Kilograms
1950	631	250
1951	655	255
1952	680	260
1953	705	265
1954	730	270
1955	759	275
1956	773	275
1957	788	276
1958	802	275
1959	815	275
1960	824	272
1961	800	259
1962	851	271
1963	858	268
1964	906	277
1965	905	271
1966	989	290
1967	1,014	292
1968	1,053	297
1969	1,063	293
1970	1,079	292
1971	1,177	312
1972	1,141	296
1973	1,253	319
1974	1,204	301
1975	1,237	304
1976	1,342	324
1977	1,320	313
1978	1,445	337
1979	1,410	323
1980	1,429	322
1981	1,482	328
1982	1,533	333
1983	1,469	314
1984	1,632	343
1985	1,647	340
1986	1,664	338
1987	1,600	319
1988	1,550	304
1989	1,673	322
1990	1,768	335
1991	1,709	319
1992	1,785	328
1993	1,711	309
1994	1,756	313
1995	1,708	300
1996	1,873	324
1997	1,878	321
1998	1,876	316
1999	1,872	312
2000	1,842	303
2001	1,874	304
2002	1,821	292
2003	1,862	295
2004	2,044	320
2005	2,008	311
2006	1,984	303

Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute using 1960-2006 grain data from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov , updated 12 June 2006; 1950-1959 grain data from USDA, cited in Worldwatch Institute, Signposts 2001, CD-Rom (Washington, DC: 2001); population from United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (New York: 2005).

Africa Wood Production

World Grain Production, Consumption, and Balance, 1960-2006
Year	Production	Consumption	Surplus or Deficit
	Million Metric Tons
1960	823	815	8.3
1961	800	817	-17.2
1962	851	838	12.7
1963	858	852	5.7
1964	906	896	10.4
1965	905	932	-27.4
1966	989	957	31.9
1967	1,014	988	26.7
1968	1,053	1,020	32.5
1969	1,063	1,069	-5.6
1970	1,079	1,108	-29.2
1971	1,177	1,150	27.3
1972	1,141	1,174	-33.0
1973	1,253	1,230	23.1
1974	1,204	1,191	13.0
1975	1,237	1,212	24.7
1976	1,342	1,273	69.0
1977	1,320	1,320	-0.4
1978	1,445	1,380	65.1
1979	1,410	1,416	-6.5
1980	1,429	1,440	-10.7
1981	1,482	1,458	24.1
1982	1,533	1,475	58.4
1983	1,469	1,501	-31.5
1984	1,632	1,549	82.7
1985	1,647	1,553	93.8
1986	1,664	1,602	62.6
1987	1,600	1,640	-39.7
1988	1,550	1,621	-70.9
1989	1,673	1,677	-4.0
1990	1,768	1,707	61.0
1991	1,709	1,713	-4.7
1992	1,785	1,737	48.5
1993	1,711	1,739	-28.3
1994	1,756	1,762	-6.0
1995	1,708	1,739	-31.6
1996	1,873	1,808	64.4
1997	1,878	1,820	57.8
1998	1,876	1,834	41.4
1999	1,872	1,853	18.8
2000	1,842	1,857	-14.5
2001	1,874	1,899	-24.6
2002	1,821	1,909	-88.5
2003	1,862	1,938	-75.9
2004	2,044	1,996	48.1
2005	2,008	2,022	-13.1
2006	1,984	2,045	-60.6

Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from United States Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov , updated 12 June 2006.

Asia Wood Production

World Grain Consumption and Stocks, 1960-2006
Year	Consumption	Stocks
	Million Metric Tons	Million Metric Tons	Days of Consumption
1960	815	203	91
1961	817	182	81
1962	838	190	83
1963	852	193	83
1964	896	194	79
1965	932	159	62
1966	957	189	72
1967	988	213	79
1968	1,020	244	87
1969	1,069	228	78
1970	1,108	193	64
1971	1,150	218	69
1972	1,174	180	56
1973	1,230	192	57
1974	1,191	199	61
1975	1,212	219	66
1976	1,273	280	80
1977	1,320	278	77
1978	1,380	333	88
1979	1,416	328	84
1980	1,440	308	78
1981	1,458	331	83
1982	1,475	389	96
1983	1,501	348	85
1984	1,549	428	101
1985	1,553	518	122
1986	1,602	572	130
1987	1,640	527	117
1988	1,621	449	101
1989	1,677	439	96
1990	1,707	492	105
1991	1,713	483	103
1992	1,737	518	109
1993	1,739	482	101
1994	1,762	476	99
1995	1,739	435	91
1996	1,808	487	98
1997	1,820	541	108
1998	1,834	581	116
1999	1,853	587	116
2000	1,857	567	111
2001	1,899	539	104
2002	1,909	446	85
2003	1,938	358	67
2004	1,996	403	74
2005	2,022	383	69
2006	2,045	319	57

Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from United States Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov, updated 12 June 2006.

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