Report: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) – 2024 Data by EASA

23.10.2025 admin Leave a comment

EASA has released the first ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report, establishing a 2024 baseline for how Sustainable Aviation Fuel is being supplied, purchased, and used across the EU. Below is a short list of highlighting with the core insights for policymakers, operators, and researchers.

Overview

The report finds that SAF accounted for 0.6% of total aviation fuel supplied at Union airports in 2024—about 193 kilotonnes—avoiding roughly 714 kilotonnes of CO₂ emissions, with a mandatory 2% SAF target applying from 2025 at designated EU airports. Initial reporting coverage reached 67% of fuel suppliers and 74% of aircraft operators, forming the foundation for future compliance assessments under Regulation (EU) 2023/2405 and the 2030 6% target. The 2024 mix was exclusively bio-based SAF, underscoring that synthetic aviation fuels have yet to reach meaningful commercial deployment in the EU.

Key takeaways

SAF share in 2024: 0.6% of aviation fuel (193 kt), avoiding ~714 kt CO₂, roughly equivalent to 10,000 Madrid–Paris flights.
On 2030 trajectory: EU production capacity assessments indicate the 6% SAF blending mandate is on track.
Market composition: 100% bio-based SAF in 2024; synthetic fuels were absent from the delivered mix.
Price: average SAF price €2,085/tonne vs €734/tonne for conventional jet fuel (excludes downstream blending/distribution margins).
Supply footprint: 25 fuel suppliers delivered SAF to 33 airports across 12 Member States; 99% of volume concentrated in France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Germany.
Feedstock profile: 81% used cooking oil and 17% waste animal fats; 69% of feedstock sourced outside the EU.
Origins: China (38%) and Malaysia (12%) led non‑EU feedstock supply; Finland was the largest EU contributor at 10%.
Reporting baseline: 67% of fuel suppliers and 74% of aircraft operators submitted 2024 data; full compliance is needed for 2025 checks.