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  • Where does South Africa export palm oil?
  • The main destinations of South Africa exports on Palm Oil were Zimbabwe ($15.3M), Zambia ($5.3M), Namibia ($1.72M), Eswatini ($1.67M), and Botswana ($1.49M). In 2022, South Africa imported $618M in Palm Oil, mainly from Indonesia ($483M), Malaysia ($132M), Singapore ($971k), Italy ($462k), and Sweden ($295k).
  • Which country exports the most palm oil in Africa?
  • Benin and Cote d'Ivoire were Africa's leading exporters of palm oil in 2018. That year, the countries exported 460,000 metric tons and 200,000 metric tons of the agricultural product, respectively. Other main exporters of palm oil in the continent included Ghana, Kenya, and Togo. Get notified via email when this statistic is updated.
  • Which groups produce oil palm fuel in Africa?
  • In African countries, the following groups are involved in the production of oil palm fuel: Angola: Grupo Atlântica (Portugal), ENI (Italy) and Petrobras (Brazil); Benin: Unspecified groups from Malaysia and South Africa; Cameroon: French Group Bolloré; Cote d’Ivoire: SIFCA (France), Wilmar International and Olam International (Singapore), SIPEF (Belgium)
  • What happened to South Africa's palm oil exports in 2023 & 2024?
  • Between April 2023 and April 2024 the exports of South Africa 's Palm Oil have decreased by ZAR-2.47M (-7.02%) from ZAR35.1M to ZAR32.7M, while imports decreased by ZAR-339M (-35.4%) from ZAR958M to ZAR619M.
  • Is there small-scale palm oil processing in Africa?
  • There are publications related to small-scale palm oil processing in Africa. For instance, Poku (2002) and Prasertsan & Prasertsan (2012) have written about this topic.
  • How much palm oil does Africa Import?
  • In 2018, the palm oil imports in Africa stood at 7.1M tonnes, surging by 5.1% against the previous year. IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘Africa – Palm Oil – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings.