Palm Oil — Import quantity by country
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply...
Countries reporting
180
Highest
9,348 1000 t
India
Lowest
0 1000 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
31 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,006
What the numbers show
Palm Oil — Import quantity is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 9,348 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 31 1000 t, and the mean is 307.39 1000 t.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 3,629.2%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 100.0%).
Palm Oil — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 9,348 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 5,895 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 3 | China, mainland | 5,637 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 4 | Pakistan | 2,984 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 1,850 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 1,632 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,429 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 8 | Vietnam | 1,418 1000 t | 2023 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 1,418 1000 t | 2023 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 1,256 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 1,198 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 1,163 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 1,131 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 922 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 15 | Philippines | 895 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,629.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Kenya | 848 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 814 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 814 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 698 1000 t | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 669 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 658 1000 t | 2023 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 631 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 23 | Russia | 541 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 541 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 510 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 26 | Djibouti | 429 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 428 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 381 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 381 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 30 | Yemen | 373 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 367 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 356 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 325 1000 t | 2023 | up 173.1% | rising |
| 34 | Uganda | 314 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 283 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 263 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 37 | Brazil | 261 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of | 250 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 39 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 229 1000 t | 2023 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 40 | Caribbean | 223 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 41 | Oman | 222 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 42 | Poland | 220 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 43 | Mozambique | 198 1000 t | 2023 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 189 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 169 1000 t | 2023 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Denmark | 159 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 157 1000 t | 2023 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Niger | 154 1000 t | 2023 | up 202.0% | rising |
| 49 | France | 153 1000 t | 2023 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 50 | Senegal | 142 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 51 | Haiti | 141 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 52 | Angola | 139 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | flat |
| 53 | Ghana | 132 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 54 | Guinea | 123 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 123 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritania | 123 1000 t | 2023 | up 515.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Nepal | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Algeria | 111 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 59 | Canada | 110 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 59 | Madagascar | 110 1000 t | 2023 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Ireland | 109 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 62 | Congo | 104 1000 t | 2023 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 63 | Colombia | 103 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 64 | Ukraine | 100 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 65 | Australia and New Zealand | 99 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 66 | Iraq | 97 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 67 | Rwanda | 93 1000 t | 2023 | up 322.7% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 69 | Australia | 80 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 70 | Zambia | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 72 | Tunisia | 57 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Côte d'Ivoire | 56 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Morocco | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 49 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 336.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Portugal | 48 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 77 | Syria | 48 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 82 | Jordan | 45 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 83 | Guatemala | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 83 | Romania | 44 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Kuwait | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Malawi | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Austria | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 90 | Liberia | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 90 | Melanesia | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 92 | Hungary | 29 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 94 | Bahrain | 28 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 96 | Serbia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 136.4% | falling |
| 98 | Ecuador | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,150.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Lebanon | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 98 | Qatar | 25 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 101 | Israel | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 102 | Chile | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Croatia | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 106 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 21 1000 t | 2018 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 107 | New Zealand | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 108 | Uruguay | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 109 | Lithuania | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 110 | East Timor | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 113 | Slovakia | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 116 | Switzerland | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 116 | Czechia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 116 | Peru | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Belarus | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Cambodia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 120 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 122 | Jamaica | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 123 | Argentina | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 123 | Cuba | 6 1000 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritius | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 126 | Fiji | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | flat |
| 126 | Laos | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Panama | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Gabon | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Libya | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Eswatini | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Comoros | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Georgia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Guyana | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Mongolia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Suriname | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 141 | Polynesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 144 | Armenia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Barbados | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Estonia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Finland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Gambia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Indonesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Kiribati | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Latvia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Moldova | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 144 | Montenegro | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Namibia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Norway | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Slovenia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 144 | Turkmenistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Tonga | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Samoa | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Micronesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Cabo Verde | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Republic of Moldova | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 144 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Bhutan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Botswana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 169 | Cyprus | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 169 | Iceland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Maldives | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Marshall Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Malta | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Seychelles | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Thailand | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Tajikistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | China, Macao SAR | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 47,382 1000 t
- Asia 28,649 1000 t
- Southern Asia 14,664 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 12,565 1000 t
- Africa 8,217 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 7,253 1000 t
- Europe 7,144 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6,998 1000 t
- European Union (27) 6,058 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5,384 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 3,896 1000 t
- Americas 3,238 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 3,042 1000 t
- Western Asia 2,747 1000 t
- Western Europe 2,690 1000 t
- Western Africa 2,668 1000 t
- Southern Europe 2,598 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2,013 1000 t
- Northern America 1,960 1000 t
- United States of America 1,850 1000 t
- Northern Africa 1,534 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 995 1000 t
- Northern Europe 861 1000 t
- Central America 603 1000 t
- Southern Africa 516 1000 t
- Middle Africa 456 1000 t
- South America 453 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 291 1000 t
- Oceania 134 1000 t
- Central Asia 90 1000 t
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.