The Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) has released biofuels consumption figures up to August 2025, for the first time including hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) volumes. The inclusion meets calls for greater transparency in the blending market, as repeatedly requested by the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP).
In August, biodiesel consumption rose just over 3% from the previous month to 202,900 tonnes, although it remained around 3% below the same period last year. HVO volumes reached approximately 10,340 tonnes, roughly 12% lower than July levels.
Despite the drop in HVO, a simultaneous 8% decline in diesel fuel consumption increased the HVO share in blends to 7.3%, up 0.7 percentage points from July. Between January and August, biodiesel use for blending totalled just under 1.6 million tonnes, a 2% year-on-year decrease, while HVO consumption reached 112,888 tonnes, slightly below the previous year’s 117,500 tonnes. Diesel fuel consumption over the same period amounted to around 20.2 million tonnes, almost 2% higher than in 2024, resulting in a small decline in overall incorporation rates to 7.3%.
The UFOP has highlighted HVO’s growing importance as a drop-in fuel, noting that biodiesel is limited to 7% blending by volume, whereas HVO can be blended at up to 26% without violating the DIN EN 590 diesel standard.
Rising greenhouse gas quota obligations under draft legislation – projected to reach 53% by 2040 – combined with the expansion of e-mobility, are expected to drive further HVO use in Germany’s road transport sector.
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