Vegetable oil production in Belgium

Belgium: Vegetable oil production was 590.34 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
590.34 tonnes
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
46th
of 65 countries
All-time high
1,152 tonnes
in 2005
All-time low
444.15 tonnes
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Vegetable oil production in Belgium, 2000–2023

02505007501.0k1.2k2000201120232000: 610.5 tonnes2001: 639.2 tonnes2002: 570.6 tonnes2003: 444.1 tonnes2004: 760.9 tonnes2005: 1.2k tonnes2006: 655.6 tonnes2007: 733.2 tonnes2008: 883.1 tonnes2009: 748.2 tonnes2010: 573.4 tonnes2011: 805.6 tonnes2012: 776 tonnes2013: 819.2 tonnes2014: 958 tonnes2015: 832.3 tonnes2016: 1.0k tonnes2017: 711.5 tonnes2018: 877.6 tonnes2019: 614.7 tonnes2020: 926.3 tonnes2021: 906.4 tonnes2022: 660 tonnes2023: 590.3 tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for vegetable oil production in Belgium is 590.34 tonnes, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetable oil production in Belgium peaked at 1,152 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 444.15 tonnes, in 2003.

Belgium ranks 46th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 719.81 tonnes 444.15 tonnes 1,152 tonnes 10
2010s 800.5 tonnes 573.4 tonnes 1,037 tonnes 10
2020s 770.77 tonnes 590.34 tonnes 926.3 tonnes 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetable oil production in Belgium?
Vegetable oil production in Belgium was 590.34 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest vegetable oil production recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1,152 tonnes in 2005.
What is the lowest vegetable oil production recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 444.15 tonnes in 2003.
How does Belgium rank for vegetable oil production?
Belgium ranks 46th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
Is vegetable oil production rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Vegetable oil production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
66 places, 3,404 data points, 1961–2023
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