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  • How sustainable is Guatemalan palm oil?
  • The Guatemalan palm oil sector has been able to grow sustainably. As of last year, it is the number one country in Latin America in terms of volume of sustainable certified palm oil, which represents 60% of the total produced. Volume of palm oil certified as sustainable with RSPO, year 2021, for the main producer countries of Latin America.
  • How much palm oil does Guatemala produce a year?
  • Between 2015 and 2021, Guatemalan palm oil production almost doubled, from 510 thousands of tonnes to 941. With it, the country’s share of exports also grew, making in the third largest exporter in 2021.
  • Is Guatemala a good country to grow palm oil?
  • Thanks to Guatemala’s exceptionally high productivity rates, the country places 6th worldwide in terms of total palm oil output, after the three Asian tigers, Colombia, and Nigeria. Distribution of oil palm cultivation in the regions of Guatemala (North, Northeast, South). GROWING FAST…
  • Does palm oil cause deforestation in Guatemala?
  • A promise that did not go unfulfilled: while palm oil had historically been responsible for about 0.67% of deforestation of Guatemala – an already low figure –, no deforestation linked to the sector was detected in 2021 by Satelligence, a Netherlands-based company operating in the country since 2020.
  • Is palm oil sustainable?
  • Volume of palm oil certified as sustainable with RSPO, year 2021, for the main producer countries of Latin America. Orange bars: thousands of tons of palm oil produced; green bars: thousands of tons of certified palm oil produced; red line: % of certified over total production.
  • Which countries grow the most oil palms in the world?
  • Brazil, Honduras, and Guatemala close the top 5 with over 180,000 hectares each. Within Guatemala, a relatively small country, oil palms occupy 1.66% of the national territory, the fourth agricultural commodity after corn, coffee, and sugar cane, but before the historically significant cultivation of bananas.