Nils-Gerrit Wunsch
Research expert covering foods trends in North America, Europe, and the global food system
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Palm oil consumption in the countries of the EU-27 amounted to approximately 5.1 million metric tons in 2022. However, between 2012 and 2020 consumption levels were noticeably higher than in previous years. However, during the last two years, consumption has decreased again. For comparison, U.S. consumption amounted to 1.7 million metric tons in 2022.
Palm oil use and production
Palm oil finds use as a cooking ingredient as well as being regularly used in processed foods. Indonesia is the biggest producer of palm oil and has a share of over 50 percent of worldwide production volume. Worldwide production of palm oil in 2022/2023 amounted to 77 million metric tons.
UK palm oil imports
The UK, on its tenuous path towards Brexit, imported roughly 355 thousand metric tons of palm oil. While the amount of imported oil has been mostly stable, a strong fluctuation of the import value of palm oil could be observed during the last ten years with a sharp increase in 2022.
Palm oil use and production
Palm oil finds use as a cooking ingredient as well as being regularly used in processed foods. Indonesia is the biggest producer of palm oil and has a share of over 50 percent of worldwide production volume. Worldwide production of palm oil in 2022/2023 amounted to 77 million metric tons.
UK palm oil imports
The UK, on its tenuous path towards Brexit, imported roughly 355 thousand metric tons of palm oil. While the amount of imported oil has been mostly stable, a strong fluctuation of the import value of palm oil could be observed during the last ten years with a sharp increase in 2022.
