The supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the European Union reached 1.1 million tonnes in 2025, representing 2.8% of total aviation fuel supplied at EU airports and exceeding the 2% minimum share set by the first mandatory ReFuelEU Aviation target, according to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Aviation fuel suppliers reported 39.3 million tonnes of fuel supplied at Union airports last year. SAF availability also increased sharply, rising from 193,000 tonnes in 2024 to 1.1 million tonnes in 2025, almost six times the previous year's volume. SAF was supplied at 121 airports across all 27 EU Member States, meaning 79% of Union airports received SAF, compared with 33 airports in 2024.

According to EASA's 2026 ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report, the use of SAF instead of conventional jet fuel helped avoid 3.77 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions at Union airports in 2025. The agency also projects that EU SAF production capacity remains on track to meet the bloc's overall 6% SAF blending target by 2030.

The report also highlights the development of the synthetic aviation fuel market. While the segment remains at an early stage, the first EU-based demonstration plant has been established, while around 50 projects are awaiting final investment decisions and several EU Member States are supporting the sector's scale-up.

EU-based production accounted for 86% of the SAF supplied at EU airports, although 85% of the feedstocks originated outside the bloc. Used cooking oil remained the main feedstock, accounting for 80% of total SAF supplied in 2025.

The Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Italy and France accounted for 0.8 million tonnes, or 74% of all SAF supplied in the EU. The Netherlands recorded the largest amount among EU Member States, with 0.32 million tonnes, equivalent to 29% of the total.