In the 2021/2022 crop year, soybeans were the leading type of oilseed in the world. That year, almost 364 million metric tons of soybeans were produced worldwide.
Consumption of vegetable oils in the United States
In the United States, soybean oil is the most consumed type of edible oil by volume. Canola oil came in second place, followed by palm oil. While soybean oil has been very popular in the United States for many years, palm oil was not widely consumed until after 2007. To put this in perspective, in 2000 only 175 thousand metric tons of palm oil were consumed in the United States. Seven years later this figure had increased to nearly one million metric tons.
Worldwide oilseed production in 2021/2022, by type
(in million metric tons)
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US Department of Agriculture, & USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (January 12, 2022). Worldwide oilseed production in 2021/2022, by type (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267271/worldwide-oilseed-production-since-2008/
US Department of Agriculture, und USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. "Worldwide oilseed production in 2021/2022, by type (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267271/worldwide-oilseed-production-since-2008/
US Department of Agriculture, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (2022). Worldwide oilseed production in 2021/2022, by type (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267271/worldwide-oilseed-production-since-2008/
US Department of Agriculture, and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. "Worldwide Oilseed Production in 2021/2022, by Type (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267271/worldwide-oilseed-production-since-2008/
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