Palm oil imports by country
Countries reporting
180
Highest
9.35 million tonnes
India
Lowest
0 tonnes
Tajikistan
Median
28,500 tonnes
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,916
What the numbers show
Palm oil imports is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 9.35 million tonnes in India; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 28,500 tonnes, and the mean is 261,594 tonnes.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 3,629.2%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 100.0%).
Palm oil imports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 9.35 million tonnes | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 5.64 million tonnes | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2.98 million tonnes | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 1.85 million tonnes | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 1.63 million tonnes | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1.43 million tonnes | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Vietnam | 1.42 million tonnes | 2023 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Egypt | 1.26 million tonnes | 2023 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 1.20 million tonnes | 2023 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Spain | 1.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Nigeria | 1.13 million tonnes | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Malaysia | 922,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Philippines | 895,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 3,629.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Kenya | 848,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Turkey | 814,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 698,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 669,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 18 | South Korea | 658,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 636,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Myanmar | 631,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Russia | 541,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 22 | South Africa | 510,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Djibouti | 429,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 428,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 381,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 26 | Yemen | 373,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Belgium | 367,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 356,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 325,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Uganda | 314,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 283,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Tanzania | 263,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Brazil | 261,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Taiwan | 250,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Iran | 229,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Oman | 222,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Poland | 220,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Togo | 212,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 1,015.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Mozambique | 198,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 189,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Cameroon | 169,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Denmark | 159,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 157,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Niger | 154,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 202.0% | volatile |
| 45 | France | 153,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Senegal | 142,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Haiti | 141,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Angola | 139,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Ghana | 132,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Guinea | 123,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 123,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Mauritania | 123,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 515.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Nepal | 122,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 54 | USSR | 116,000 tonnes | 1991 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Algeria | 111,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Canada | 110,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Madagascar | 110,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Ireland | 109,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Benin | 105,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Congo | 104,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Colombia | 103,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Somalia | 102,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 148.8% | rising |
| 63 | Ukraine | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Iraq | 97,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Rwanda | 93,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 322.7% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 91,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Australia | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Zambia | 65,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 58,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Tunisia | 57,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Morocco | 52,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Sudan | 52,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 49,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 48,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 336.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Mali | 48,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Portugal | 48,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Syria | 48,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 46,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Jordan | 45,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Guatemala | 44,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Romania | 44,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 41,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Kuwait | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 38,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Malawi | 36,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Austria | 33,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Liberia | 31,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Hungary | 29,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 29,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 28,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Bahrain | 28,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | rising |
| 93 | Serbia | 27,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 94 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 26,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 136.4% | falling |
| 95 | Ecuador | 25,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 1,150.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Lebanon | 25,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Qatar | 25,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | rising |
| 98 | Israel | 24,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Chile | 22,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Croatia | 22,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 22,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 22,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 103 | North Korea | 21,000 tonnes | 2018 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 104 | New Zealand | 19,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Uruguay | 18,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Lithuania | 17,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 16,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 107 | East Timor | 16,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovakia | 13,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 11,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Switzerland | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 112 | Czechia | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Peru | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Belarus | 9,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Hong Kong | 8,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Cambodia | 8,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 7,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Argentina | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Brunei | 6,000 tonnes | 2009 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Cuba | 6,000 tonnes | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritius | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 5,000 tonnes | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Fiji | 5,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Laos | 5,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | 5,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Burundi | 4,000 tonnes | 2022 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Gabon | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Eswatini | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Comoros | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Georgia | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Guyana | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Mongolia | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Bolivia | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Suriname | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | Albania | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Armenia | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | Barbados | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Cape Verde | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Dominica | 1,000 tonnes | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Estonia | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | Finland | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Gambia | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Indonesia | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Kiribati | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Lesotho | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Latvia | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | Moldova | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Montenegro | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Namibia | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Norway | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Slovenia | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Chad | 1,000 tonnes | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Turkmenistan | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Tonga | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | falling |
| 141 | Venezuela | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Samoa | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Bahamas | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Bhutan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Botswana | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Cyprus | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Micronesia (country) | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Iceland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Macao | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Maldives | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Malta | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Thailand | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Tajikistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |