World cropped area and yield per hectare of Oil bearing crops (graph)

World total and per caput production of Oil bearing crops (graph)

General Remarks

1. Production per agricultural worker:

2. Weight of Oil bearing crops and derived products in the human diet.
At the world level, 10 percent of total calories available for human consumption: 12.1 percent in Developed countries and 9.2 percent in Developing countries.
Those percentages are much higher than those observed 40 years ago.

3. Share of Oil bearing crops in the World cropped area, crop production, and agricultural production:

4. Utilization of Oil bearing crops.
World supply of oil-bearing crops is used mainly for processing into oil, about 78.5%; for direct food, 10.5%; for seed, 2%; for feed, 5%; for industrial use almost 1% and waste 2.9%.
After processing, the actual use results to be as follows: food 23.4%, seed 2%, feed 38.1%, industrial use 5.8%, waste (including losses occurring during processing as well as water and inedible material) 30.5%.
Extraction rates are 22.7% for oil and 44.4% for oil cakes (World averages).
Corresponding percentages of utilization for Developed countries: before processing, processing into oil 82, direct food 3.8, seed 2.8, feed 7.5, industrial use 0.3 and waste 3.4. After processing, food 17, seed 2.8, feed 59.8, industrial use 8.1 and waste 12.3.
And for Developing countries: before processing and, in brackets, after processing: seed 1.9 (1.9), feed 3.8 (28.8), industrial use 1.2 (4.8), processing 77 (-), food 13.2 (26.2), waste 2.8 (38.3).
Average extraction rates for Developed countries: oil 25.4, cake 68.7. For Developing countries: oil 21.5, cake 33.8.

5. Importers and exporters of Oil bearing crops.
a) Primary (unprocessed) products
World trade amounts to some 50 million tons per year, slightly over 12% of World production, Developed countries, 35.5 millions, Developing countries 14.5 millions.
There are 12 countries net importers of at least 1.4% of the World imports; 8 are Developed countries and 4 Developing. Net imports of those countries all together amount to 33.5 millions.
Leader of the group, Japan with 7.5 Mi, followed by the Netherlands 4.8 Mi, Germany 4.4 Mi and Mexico 3.4 Mi.
Important net exporters are only 5 countries: US 22.1 million tons, Canada 4.4 Mi, Argentina 3.4 Mi, Brazil 3.1 Mi and Russian F. 0.7 Mi.
b) Vegetable oils
World annual trade of vegetable oils amounts to some 30 million tons; 41% of the World production.
Developed countries are net importers of nearly 3 Mi tons; Developing, net exporters of 4 millions. They produce almost 65% of the World production, same percentage as 40 years ago.
There are 13 countries important net importers of vegetable oils. Net imports of those countries, taken as a whole, reach 10.6 million tons: 5 countries are Developed and 8 Developing.
China is in the top of the list with 2.8 million tons followed by Pakistan 1.3 Mi, India 0.9 Mi, UK 0.8 Mi, Iran, Egypt and Japan 0.7Mi each.
Six countries are those whose net exports reach at least 0.4 Mi tons. The six all together, 16.5 million tons.
In the very top position, Malaysia, 8.4 Mi tons; then Argentina 2.8 Mi; Indonesia 2.5 Mi; Brazil 1.3 Mi; the Philippines 1.0 Mi; the Netherlands 0.4 Mi.
c) Oilseed cake and meal
World annual trade amounts to 43.5 million tons, nearly 32% of the world production. Developed countries produce 47% of the total, Developing 53%. In the fifties, Developed 43 and Developing 57 percent.
Developed countries are net importers of 17 million tons; Developing, net exporters of 18 Mi.

Net imports of the 12 major net importers total 21.3 Mi tons.: 9 are Developed and 3 Developing. Leader, France, 4.5 Mi, followed by UK 2.7, Italy 2.4, Denmark 2.2, Spain 2.1, and Korea R. 2.0.
Aggregate net exports of the 5 major exporters reach 29.5 Million tons.
Brazil is on the top with 11.5 Mi, then Argentina 8.6, US 4.5, India 4.2 and Malaysia 0.7.