In 2009, the worldwide capacity for producing formic acid was 720,000 tonnes/annum, roughly equally divided between Europe (350,000, mainly in Germany) and Asia (370,000, mainly in China) while production was below 1000 tonnes/annum in all other continents.
En 2009, a produción mundial de ácido fórmico era de 720.000 toneladas/ano, repartidas entre Europa (con 350.000 toneladas, principalmente en Alemaña) e Asia (con 370.000, principalmente en China), fundamentalmente, e de menos de 1.000 toneladas/ano noutros continentes.