Vegetable oil production by country
Countries reporting
64
Highest
275,800 tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Panama
Median
3,000 tonnes
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
3,404
What the numbers show
Vegetable oil production is currently reported for 64 countries. The highest value is 275,800 tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,000 tonnes, and the mean is 18,780 tonnes.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 21,366.8%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 100.0%).
Vegetable oil production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 275,800 tonnes | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 2 | India | 264,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 3 | Myanmar | 148,500 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 54,915 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 48,602 tonnes | 2023 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 44,820 tonnes | 2023 | up 479.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Turkey | 40,200 tonnes | 2023 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 32,300 tonnes | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 27,543 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 27,200 tonnes | 2023 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 11 | South Sudan | 26,700 tonnes | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 12 | Sudan | 26,300 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 13 | South Korea | 15,300 tonnes | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Mozambique | 15,277 tonnes | 2023 | up 155.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Taiwan | 13,506 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 12,436 tonnes | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Pakistan | 12,142 tonnes | 2023 | up 295.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Iran | 9,348 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Chad | 9,146 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Vietnam | 8,700 tonnes | 2023 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Lebanon | 8,228 tonnes | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Jordan | 8,073 tonnes | 2023 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Yemen | 6,715 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 6,107 tonnes | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 5,996 tonnes | 2023 | up 61.8% | falling |
| 26 | Venezuela | 5,405 tonnes | 2023 | up 2,025.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Tanzania | 5,115 tonnes | 2023 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 4,800 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 4,175 tonnes | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 3,800 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 31 | France | 3,585 tonnes | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Syria | 3,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Australia | 2,474 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Mali | 2,365 tonnes | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands | 2,189 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Iraq | 1,600 tonnes | 2023 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 1,368 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Somalia | 1,306 tonnes | 2023 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Palestine | 1,207 tonnes | 2022 | up 1,719.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Colombia | 1,198 tonnes | 2023 | up 21,366.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Singapore | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 908.61 tonnes | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 708.41 tonnes | 2023 | up 339.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Eritrea | 630 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 46 | Belgium | 590.34 tonnes | 2023 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 47 | Denmark | 552.57 tonnes | 2023 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 544.71 tonnes | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 500.39 tonnes | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 390.63 tonnes | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 51 | Honduras | 354.47 tonnes | 2023 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Czechia | 332.3 tonnes | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 53 | Tunisia | 268.21 tonnes | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 226.94 tonnes | 2023 | up 117.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 167.26 tonnes | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 94 tonnes | 2009 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 57 | Slovenia | 70.41 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 43.05 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 59 | Russia | 36.99 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.7% | flat |
| 60 | El Salvador | 24.3 tonnes | 2023 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Cyprus | 12.73 tonnes | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 1 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Finland | 0 tonnes | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Panama | 0 tonnes | 2021 | down 100.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 3,034 tonnes