Overview of biofuels obligations in the EU
2020 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 and the U.K. To download the full table of biofuels obligations in 2020, click here.
| Country | Type | Minimum overall biofuel target (of which advanced) (%) | Biofuel in petrol (of which advanced) (%) | Biofuel in diesel (of which advanced) (%) | Reduction of GHG intensity of fuels (%) |
|
Austria |
Energy | 5.75/8.45 [1] (0.5) | 3.4 | 6.3 | -6 |
|
Belgium |
Energy | 9.55 (0.1) | 6.5 | 6.5 | -6 |
|
Bulgaria |
Volume
Energy |
–
(0.05) |
9
– |
6 (1)
– |
-6 |
|
Croatia |
Energy | 8.81 (0.1) | – | – | -6 |
|
Cyprus |
Energy | 5 | – | – | -6 |
|
Czechia |
Volume | – | 4.1 | 6 | -6 |
|
Denmark |
Energy | 7.6 (0.17) | 5 | – | -6 |
|
Estonia |
Energy | 10 (0.5) [2] | – | – | -6 |
|
Finland |
Energy | 20 (0.5) | – | – | -6 |
|
France |
Energy | – | 8.2 (0.7) | 8 | -10 |
|
Germany |
Energy | – (0.05) | – | – | -6 |
|
Greece |
Volume
Energy |
– (0.2)
– |
–
3.3 [3] |
7
– |
-6 |
|
Hungary |
Energy | 8.2 | 6.2 [4] | – | -6 |
|
Ireland |
Volume | 11 (0.25) | – | – | -6 |
|
Italy |
Energy | 9.0 (0.9) | – | – | -6 |
|
Latvia |
Volume | – | 9.5 [4] and 5 [5] | 6.5-7 [6] | -6 |
|
Lithuania |
Volume | – (0.5) | 10 | 7 | -6 |
|
Luxembourg |
Energy | 7.7 [7] | – | – | -6 |
|
Malta |
Energy | 10 (0.1) | – | – | -6 |
|
Netherlands |
Energy | 16.4 (1) | – | – | -6 |
|
Poland |
Energy | 8.5 (0.1) | 3.2 | 4.9 | -6 |
|
Portugal |
Volume | 10 (0.5) | – | – | -10 |
|
Romania |
Volume | – | 8 | 6.5 | -6 |
|
Slovakia |
Volume
Energy |
–
7.6 (0.5) |
9
– |
6.9
– |
-6 |
|
Slovenia |
Energy | 10 (0.5) | – | – | -6 |
|
Spain |
Energy | 8.5 (0.1) [8] | – | – | – |
|
Sweden |
– | – | – | – | Petrol -4.2
Diesel -21 |
|
UK |
Volume | 9.75 | – | – | -6 |
[1] Starting October 2020
[2] Blending obligations should not apply to RON 98 petrol fuel
[3] National obligation of 135 Ml of biodiesel (2020) distributed between fuel suppliers
[4] For RON 95 petrol
[5] For RON 98 petrol
[6] With exception in winter
[7] 7.7% before double counting, 9.7% after double counting. Advanced biofuels must represent at least 50% of the biofuels mix after double counting
[8] Indicative target