Jatropha can be grown all in the regions that fall under the tropical and subtropical zones. It can also be grown in the specific areas that fall under the temperate climate and the areas that have arid and sub arid climate. As per the vegetative classification, the Jatropha is grown in the selva, also called the equatorial rain forest belt, hot tropical belt, and the savanna regions, respectively.
The list of countries qualified for Jatropha fuel crop
In Africa it can be grown in the following regions:
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Ivory Coast
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
In Australia the regions where Jatropha can be grown are:
- Australia
- Fiji
In Asia the regions are:
- Bangladesh
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Yemen
In North America the following regions are suitable for jatropha plantation.
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Trinidad and Tobago
In South America the regions are:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
(edited 2-Dec-2019)
