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The Fuel Quality Directive requires Member States to reduce the GHG intensity of transport fuels by a minimum of 6% by 2020 compared to 2010. Moreover, the Directive sets strict quality requirements for fuels used in road transport in the EU to protect human health and the environment, and to make road travel across the EU safer.

In 2018, fossil fuels made up the vast majority of the total fuel supply, with diesel dominating in most EU countries. Meanwhile, biofuels accounted for 5.2 % of total 2018 fuel supply. All diesel sold in the EU was marketed as containing percentages of biodiesel by volume and over 90% of petrol was marketed with percentages of bioethanol.

Overall, there is a high level of compliance with the quality limits in the EU, and the very large majority of key fuel parameters in the 2018 samples were reported to be within the tolerance limits. All Member States also reported on the actions taken when non-compliant samples were identified.

Further information

• Fuel Quality in the EU
• EEA Technical Report on ‘Greenhouse gas intensities of transport fuels in the EU in 2018’