Vegetable Oils — Import quantity by country
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Countries reporting
181
Highest
16,187 1000 t
India
Lowest
0 1000 t
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
135 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901
What the numbers show
Vegetable Oils — Import quantity is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 16,187 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Micronesia (Federated States of).
The median across all reporting countries is 135 1000 t, and the mean is 634.32 1000 t.
Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 1,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 90.3%).
Vegetable Oils — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 16,187 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 2 | China | 12,808 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 12,266 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7,981 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 3,594 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 3,549 1000 t | 2023 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 3,237 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 2,875 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 2,833 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 10 | Malaysia | 2,799 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 2,353 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 2,123 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 2,016 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 1,672 1000 t | 2023 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 1,642 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 1,525 1000 t | 2023 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 17 | France | 1,514 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 18 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,281 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 19 | Nigeria | 1,223 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,129 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 21 | Philippines | 1,055 1000 t | 2023 | up 924.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 1,031 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 23 | Sweden | 980 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 922 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 886 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 879 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 27 | Algeria | 774 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 28 | Djibouti | 756 1000 t | 2023 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 702 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 658 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 32 | Canada | 654 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.9% | flat |
| 33 | Myanmar | 648 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 616 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 35 | Iraq | 607 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 602 1000 t | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Denmark | 589 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 576 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 39 | Norway | 560 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 40 | Austria | 547 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 528 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 42 | Australia and New Zealand | 515 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 43 | Yemen | 426 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 424 1000 t | 2023 | up 161.7% | rising |
| 45 | Colombia | 422 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 405 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 47 | United Republic of Tanzania | 404 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 394 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 49 | China, Taiwan Province of | 388 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 50 | Australia | 379 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 376 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 372 1000 t | 2023 | up 215.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Greece | 360 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 359 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Uganda | 317 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 56 | Oman | 305 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 57 | Ireland | 294 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 276 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritania | 267 1000 t | 2023 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 60 | Mozambique | 248 1000 t | 2023 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 243 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 62 | Hungary | 240 1000 t | 2023 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 207 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 64 | Angola | 199 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 199 1000 t | 2023 | up 136.9% | rising |
| 66 | Israel | 197 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 66 | Senegal | 197 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 197 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 69 | Czechia | 193 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 186 1000 t | 2023 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 186 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 72 | Tunisia | 184 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 73 | Latvia | 177 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 74 | Madagascar | 176 1000 t | 2023 | up 114.6% | rising |
| 75 | Cameroon | 174 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Guatemala | 174 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 77 | Jordan | 173 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 169 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 79 | Switzerland | 165 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 80 | Haiti | 163 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 159 1000 t | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 82 | Niger | 158 1000 t | 2023 | up 132.4% | rising |
| 83 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 156 1000 t | 2018 | up 271.4% | rising |
| 84 | Indonesia | 151 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 85 | El Salvador | 144 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 86 | Guinea | 141 1000 t | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 86 | Lebanon | 141 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 86 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 141 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 89 | Kuwait | 140 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 89 | Ukraine | 140 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 91 | New Zealand | 136 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 92 | Finland | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 321.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Romania | 134 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 94 | Cuba | 131 1000 t | 2019 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 95 | Libya | 128 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 128 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 125 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 123 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 99 | Congo | 110 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 100 | Croatia | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 100 | Slovenia | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 102 | Rwanda | 104 1000 t | 2023 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 103 | Zambia | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 104 | Qatar | 75 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 105 | Honduras | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 69 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 107 | Côte d'Ivoire | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 108 | Melanesia | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 109 | Thailand | 64 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 110 | Uruguay | 62 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 111 | Serbia | 60 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 112 | Georgia | 59 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Bahrain | 56 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 55 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 116 | Gambia | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 118 | Argentina | 49 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 120 | Panama | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 121 | Estonia | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 121 | Jamaica | 42 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 121 | Mauritius | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 125 | Armenia | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 126 | Malawi | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 35 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 127 | Liberia | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 129 | Botswana | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 129 | Namibia | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 132 | Albania | 29 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 133 | Mongolia | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 134 | Cambodia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Turkmenistan | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 136 | Fiji | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 137 | Cyprus | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 138 | Republic of Moldova | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Guyana | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 139 | Timor-Leste | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 141 | Bhutan | 16 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 142 | Maldives | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 142 | Suriname | 14 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 144 | Belarus | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 90.3% | falling |
| 144 | Eswatini | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 144 | China, Macao SAR | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 147 | Lesotho | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Montenegro | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 147 | Paraguay | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 150 | Gabon | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 150 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Iceland | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 152 | Cabo Verde | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 154 | Malta | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Belize | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 156 | Seychelles | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 156 | Polynesia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 158 | Barbados | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 161 | Bahamas | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 161 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 165 | New Caledonia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 165 | French Polynesia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | Comoros | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 167 | Saint Lucia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 170 | Grenada | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 170 | Samoa | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Micronesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Kiribati | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Marshall Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Tonga | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 180 | Nauru | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 180 | Tuvalu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 180 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 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 111,841 1000 t
- Asia 53,740 1000 t
- Europe 31,254 1000 t
- European Union (27) 28,151 1000 t
- Southern Asia 23,975 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 18,898 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 15,562 1000 t
- Western Europe 15,105 1000 t
- Americas 13,464 1000 t
- Africa 12,793 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9,551 1000 t
- Southern Europe 8,311 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.