Vegetable oil production in Sudan
Sudan: Vegetable oil production was 26,300 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vegetable oil production in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oil production in Sudan stood at 26,300 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil production in Sudan peaked at 49,400 tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20,500 tonnes, in 2020.
That places Sudan 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Vegetable oil production in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 43,200 tonnes | — |
| 2013 | 22,600 tonnes | -47.7% |
| 2014 | 49,400 tonnes | +118.6% |
| 2015 | 39,800 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 29,000 tonnes | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 25,800 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 25,300 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 22,200 tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 20,500 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 28,000 tonnes | +36.6% |
| 2022 | 27,400 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 26,300 tonnes | -4.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 26,300 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,715 tonnes, 3.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 26,300 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,146 tonnes, 2.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32,162 tonnes | 22,200 tonnes | 49,400 tonnes | 8 |
| 2020s | 25,550 tonnes | 20,500 tonnes | 28,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 9 Saudi Arabia 27,543 tonnes compare
- 10 Mexico 27,200 tonnes compare
- 11 South Sudan 26,700 tonnes compare
- 13 South Korea 15,300 tonnes compare
- 14 Mozambique 15,277 tonnes compare
- 15 Taiwan 13,506 tonnes compare
More energy & mining data for Sudan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil production in Sudan?
- Vegetable oil production in Sudan was 26,300 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 49,400 tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil production recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,500 tonnes in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for vegetable oil production?
- Sudan ranks 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil production rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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