In the developing world, and in tropical climates, Biodiesel is produced from high-yielding oil bearing plants such as Jatropha, Palm Oil, Coconut, Sunflowers and Macademia nuts to name a few.

In the developed markets of North America and Europe soyabean, corn and canola are the common sources along with other raw vegetable oils (RVO’s) and animal fats including restaurant trap grease.