This statistic illustrates the amount of corn used in American ethanol production from 2010 to 2021 and provides a projection until 2032. In 2021, the amount of corn for such purpose in the United States was approximately 14.98 million metric tons.
Corn for ethanol production in the United States from 2010 to 2032 (in 1,000 metric tons)*
Characteristic
Corn used in thousand metric tons
2032
15,922
2031
15,943
2030
15,945
2029
15,902
2028
15,904
2027
15,934
2026
15,972
2025
15,871
2024
15,808
2023
15,458
2022
15,333
2021
14,979
2020
13,933
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