17 Oils and Fats: World Consumption By Country (Mn T)

January/December

10-year average growth

Growth

2004

2003

2002

up to 2003

2004 vs 2003

EU-25

21.75

21.47

20.82

+2.8%

+1.3%

Central Europe

1.18

1.15

1.11

+2.5%

+3.1%

Russia

3.07

3.00

2.86

+2.5%

+2.2%

Nigeria

1.68

1.63

1.57

+3.2%

+2.7%

S. African Rep

1.03

1.01

1.00

+3.3%

+1.5%

N. Africa (a)

2.94

2.77

2.67

+2.7%

+6.4%

Canada

1.39

1.39

1.38

+3.6%

+0.1%

USA

14.55

14.24

14.34

+1.9%

+2.2%

Mexico

2.71

2.64

2.61

+3.8%

+2.6%

Argentina

0.89

0.88

0.78

+1.8%

+0.6%

Brazil

4.61

4.57

4.37

+3.1%

+0.9%

China, PR

24.36

22.32

20.43

+8.9%

+9.1%

India

12.42

12.00

12.26

+5.3%

+3.4%

Indonesia

3.97

3.79

3.62

+4.6%

+4.8%

Iran

1.47

1.37

1.29

+6.0%

7.1%

Japan

2.83

2.80

2.80

+1.0%

-0.1%

Korea, South

1.05

1.01

1.03

+2.4%

+4.1%

Malaysia

2.98

2.80

2.67

+6.9%

+6.5%

Pakistan

3.06

3.00

2.92

+2.9%

+2.1%

Philippines

0.63

0.61

0.61

+3.4%

+3.3%

Thailand

0.89

0.84

0.82

+5.3%

+5.8%

Turkey

1.86

1.82

1.75

+2.5%

+2.2%

Other Countries

19.49

18.68

17.82

+3.1%

+4.3%

Total

130.81

125.79

121.53

+3.9%

+4.0%

(a) Algeria, Egypt, Lybia, Morocco, and Tunisia.

Source: ISTA Mielke GmbH, OIL WORLD, Hamburg.