- Ethanol is a clean-burning, renewable fuel.
- In 2009 worldwide ethanol fuel production reached 73.9 billion liters (19.5 billion gallons).
- Ethanol results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline and is fully biodegradable, unlike some fuel additives.
- Ethanol fuel, unlike petroleum, is a form of renewable energy that can be produced from agricultural feedstocks.
- Ethanol fuel produced from corn results in about a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions relative to gasoline.
- One bushel of corn yields about 2.8 gallons (10.5 liters) of ethanol.
- Brazil and in the United States of America were responsible for 86% of the world's ethanol production in 2009.
- It takes 1.5 gallons (5.6 liters) of ethanol fuel (E-85) to drive as many miles as one gallon of gasoline.
- Approximately 50,000,000 gallons (189 million liters) of U.S. ethanol fuel are made into E85.
- In terms of fossil energy, each gallon of ethanol produced from corn today delivers one third or more energy than is used to produce it.
- Archer Daniels Midland controls about 25% of U.S. ethanol production.
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