Indonesia and Malaysia produce over 70% of the world's palm oil, with Indonesia alone producing over half. The largest consumers of palm oil are Indonesia, India, the EU, and China. Currently, around 20% of global palm oil production is certified as sustainable by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), with over half of RSPO certified palm oil still seeking buyers and around a quarter being purchased through GreenPalm certificate trading.
Indonesia and Malaysia produce over 70% of the world's palm oil, with Indonesia alone producing over half. The largest consumers of palm oil are Indonesia, India, the EU, and China. Currently, around 20% of global palm oil production is certified as sustainable by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), with over half of RSPO certified palm oil still seeking buyers and around a quarter being purchased through GreenPalm certificate trading.
Indonesia and Malaysia produce over 70% of the world's palm oil, with Indonesia alone producing over half. The largest consumers of palm oil are Indonesia, India, the EU, and China. Currently, around 20% of global palm oil production is certified as sustainable by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), with over half of RSPO certified palm oil still seeking buyers and around a quarter being purchased through GreenPalm certificate trading.
Malaysia (19,617 MMT) Thailand (1,830 MMT) Colombia (1,109 MMT) Nigeria* (1,010 MMT) Other (4,793 MMT) MMT (Million Metric Tonnes) *Commercial area and production only. Data source OilWorld Data Base Mar 2015
8.1% 1.7% 1.9% 3.1%
33%
Where is palm oil consumed?
Indonesia (8,703 MMT) India (7,758 MMT) EU 28 (7,116 MMT) China (6,073 MMT) Malaysia (2,767 MMT) Other (26,778 MMT) *Data source - OilWorld Data Base Mar 2015
How much is sustainably produced?
Total production of palm oil:
59,359 MMT
RSPO certified production capacity:
11,909 MMT
20%
Data source rspo.org / key statistic Dec 2014
Data source OilWorld Data Base Mar 2015
How much RSPO certified
sustainable palm oil has been bought? During 2014 51.36% waiting for a buyer 26.53% delivered through the GreenPalm certificate trading programme
22.11% delivered through Segregated
& Mass Balance RSPO certified supply chain options