{"id":995,"date":"2026-09-17T15:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forumpalmoel.local\/ueber-palmoel\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:19:04","slug":"about-palm-oil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumpalmoel.org\/en\/about-palm-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"About palm oil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About palm oil<\/h1>\n \n <\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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What is palm oil<\/h2>\n \n
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Palm oil is now an integral part of everyday life: according to estimates by the WWF<\/a>, around 50 percent of all supermarket products contain palm oil \u2013 from detergent and lipstick to ice cream and processed meats. A large share of globally produced palm oil is also used as biofuel or animal feed.<\/p>\n

The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), originally native to West Africa, is now cultivated in almost all tropical regions of the world. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (2023)<\/a>, around 78 million tonnes of palm oil were produced worldwide in 2022. The main growing regions are Indonesia and Malaysia, which produce around 65 million tonnes of palm oil \u2013 about 83 percent of global output. In Indonesia alone, oil palms grow on nearly 14 million hectares \u2013 an area more than three times the size of Switzerland (IndexMundi, 2023<\/a>). Their spread is also increasing in South America and Africa. Indonesia and Malaysia are also the leading export countries worldwide<\/a>, with 57 and 32 percent respectively. After India (19 percent) and China (15 percent), the European Union is the world\u2019s third-largest import market for palm oil, with 10 percent and 4.8 million tonnes (IndexMundi 2023<\/a>). The largest volumes of palm oil were consumed in 2021\/22 by Indonesia (18.9 million tonnes), India (8.35 million tonnes), China (5.05 million tonnes) and the EU (5.75 million tonnes). Globally, 65 percent of palm oil is used in the food industry and 31 percent in industry. This includes biodiesel and cosmetics, among other uses.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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