El Salvador vs Zambia: Palm oil imports

El Salvador
91,000 tonnes
in 2023
Zambia
65,000 tonnes
in 2023
El Salvador rank
66th
Zambia rank
68th

Palm oil imports over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zambia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 91,000 tonnes against 65,000 tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 26,000 tonnes.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

El Salvador ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 68th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1970s 0 tonnes 300 tonnes 300 tonnes Zambia
1980s 100 tonnes 0 tonnes 100 tonnes El Salvador
1990s 17,500 tonnes 800 tonnes 16,700 tonnes El Salvador
2000s 62,100 tonnes 23,100 tonnes 39,000 tonnes El Salvador
2010s 87,200 tonnes 60,700 tonnes 26,500 tonnes El Salvador
2020s 98,000 tonnes 64,000 tonnes 34,000 tonnes El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher palm oil imports, El Salvador or Zambia?
El Salvador, at 91,000 tonnes against 65,000 tonnes in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in palm oil imports between El Salvador and Zambia?
26,000 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for palm oil imports?
El Salvador ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 68th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Palm oil imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Palm oil imports
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 9,916 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed