Maize Germ Oil Consumption by Country

In 2023, the United States had the largest listed maize germ oil food supply among 130 reporters, at 862 thousand tonnes, while Kuwait had the highest per-capita figure at 8.14 kilograms per person per year. The 2023 listed total was 2,556 thousand tonnes, with China second at 532 thousand tonnes and Brazil third at 97 thousand tonnes. The series spans 2019 through 2023, although some reporters have missing values in individual years.

The United States leads the 2023 ranking at 862 thousand tonnes, 1.62 times China at 532 thousand tonnes. Kuwait tops the per-capita ranking at 8.14 kilograms per person per year from 39 thousand tonnes, ahead of Libya at 7.53 kilograms.

Maize Germ Oil Food Supply at a Glance

• The United States had the largest listed maize germ oil food supply in 2023 at 862 thousand tonnes.
• China ranked second at 532 thousand tonnes, followed by Brazil at 97 thousand tonnes.
• Kuwait had the highest per-capita food supply at 8.14 kilograms per person per year.
• The 2023 listed total was 2,556 thousand tonnes across 130 reporters with reported values.
• Among 126 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, listed maize germ oil food supply increased by 200 thousand tonnes, or 8.5 percent.
• The FAO Food element measures food available for human consumption and is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten.

Key Takeaways

In 2023, the United States led listed maize germ oil food supply at 862 thousand tonnes, with China second at 532 thousand tonnes and Brazil third at 97 thousand tonnes. South Africa followed at 79 thousand tonnes and Venezuela at 68 thousand tonnes. Kuwait's 8.14 kilograms per person per year lead the per-capita ranking, followed by Libya at 7.53 kilograms.

Between 2022 and 2023, listed supply across the 130 reporters with data in both years fell from 2,626 thousand tonnes to 2,556 thousand tonnes, a decline of 70 thousand tonnes (2.7 percent), as Brazil fell 96 thousand tonnes from 193 to 97 thousand tonnes. Since 2019, the common-reporter total has grown 8.5 percent, with the United States contributing 98.0 percent of the net increase. These figures represent food available for human consumption in the FAO Food Balances and should not be interpreted as the amount of maize germ oil actually eaten.

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#	Country	2023 (thousand tonnes)2023	2023 (kg per person per year)2023
1	United States US	862	2.51
2	China CN	532	0.37
3	Brazil BR	97	0.46
4	South Africa ZA	79	1.24
5	Venezuela VE	68	2.41
6	Italy IT	62	1.05
7	Libya LY	55	7.53
8	France FR	54	0.81
9	Germany DE	51	0.6
10	South Korea KR	48	0.93
11	Argentina AR	45	0.98
12	Tanzania TZ	42	0.63
13	United Kingdom GB	40	0.58
14	Kuwait KW	39	8.14
15	Mozambique MZ	33	0.99
16	Saudi Arabia SA	32	0.97
17	Canada CA	29	0.73
18	Spain ES	27	0.55
19	Belgium BE	24	2.03
20	Hungary HU	19	1.95
21	Greece GR	18	1.74
22	Egypt EG	16	0.14
23	Oman OM	16	3.14
24	Philippines PH	16	0.14
25	Qatar QA	16	5.32
26	Tunisia TN	15	1.21
27	Mexico MX	13	0.1
28	Uzbekistan UZ	13	0.35
29	Zimbabwe ZW	13	0.77
30	Kenya KE	11	0.21
31	Paraguay PY	11	1.62
32	United Arab Emirates AE	11	1.02
33	Croatia HR	10	2.59
34	Honduras HN	10	0.94
35	Azerbaijan AZ	9	0.9
36	Jordan JO	9	0.76
37	Netherlands NL	8	0.43
38	Uruguay UY	8	2.24
39	Bulgaria BG	7	1.03
40	Israel IL	7	0.74
41	Russia RU	7	0.05
42	Taiwan TW	7	0.3
43	Ukraine UA	7	0.17
44	Türkiye TR	6	0.06
45	Hong Kong HK	5	0.7
46	Portugal PT	4	0.39
47	Serbia RS	4	0.57
48	Sweden SE	4	0.38
49	Syria SY	4	0.16
50	Iraq IQ	3	0.08
51	Malaysia MY	3	0.1
52	Slovenia SI	3	1.35
53	Australia AU	2	0.09
54	Haiti HT	2	0.18
55	India IN	2	0
56	Afghanistan AF	1	0.02
57	Albania AL	1	0.21
58	Algeria DZ	1	0.02
59	Bahrain BH	1	0.83
60	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	1	0.37
61	Chile CL	1	0.06
62	Denmark DK	1	0.1
63	Estonia EE	1	0.81
64	Georgia GE	1	0.2
65	Indonesia ID	1	0
66	Iran IR	1	0.02
67	Jamaica JM	1	0.48
68	Macau MO	1	0.87
69	Moldova MD	1	0.36
70	Morocco MA	1	0.04
71	Myanmar MM	1	0.03
72	New Zealand NZ	1	0.11
73	Romania RO	1	0.07
74	Antigua and Barbuda AG	0	0.09
75	Armenia AM	0	0.11
76	Bahamas BS	0	0.07
77	Barbados BB	0	0.08
78	Belarus BY	0	0
79	Belize BZ	0	0
80	Bhutan BT	0	0
81	Botswana BW	0	0
82	Cambodia KH	0	0.01
83	Costa Rica CR	0	0.03
84	Cyprus CY	0	0.11
85	Czech Republic CZ	0	0
86	Dominican Republic DO	0	0
87	Ecuador EC	0	0.01
88	El Salvador SV	0	0.04
89	Ethiopia ET	0	0
90	Fiji FJ	0	0.01
91	Gambia GM	0	0
92	Grenada GD	0	0.42
93	Guatemala GT	0	0
94	Guinea-Bissau GW	0	0
95	Guyana GY	0	0.07
96	Iceland IS	0	0.01
97	Ireland IE	0	0
98	Kazakhstan KZ	0	0.02
99	Latvia LV	0	0.03
100	Lebanon LB	0	0.08
101	Lithuania LT	0	0.01
102	Luxembourg LU	0	0.34
103	Malta MT	0	0.08
104	Marshall Islands MH	0	0.07
105	Mauritania MR	0	0
106	Mauritius MU	0	0.36
107	Mongolia MN	0	0
108	Namibia NA	0	0
109	New Caledonia NC	0	0
110	Nicaragua NI	0	0
111	Nigeria NG	0	0
112	North Macedonia MK	0	0
113	Norway NO	0	0.02
114	Pakistan PK	0	0
115	Panama PA	0	0.04
116	Poland PL	0	0
117	Saint Kitts and Nevis KN	0	0.21
118	Saint Lucia LC	0	0.57
119	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC	0	0
120	Sao Tome and Principe ST	0	0.02
121	Seychelles SC	0	0
122	Slovakia SK	0	0.05
123	Sri Lanka LK	0	0.01
124	Thailand TH	0	0
125	Tonga TO	0	0
126	Trinidad and Tobago TT	0	0
127	Tuvalu TV	0	0
128	Vanuatu VU	0	0
129	Vietnam VN	0	0
130	Yemen YE	0	0.01

Maize Germ Oil Consumption by Country in 2023

The United States holds 862 thousand tonnes, or 33.7 percent of the 2,556-thousand-tonne listed total. China follows at 532 thousand tonnes (20.8 percent) and Brazil at 97 thousand tonnes (3.8 percent), with South Africa fourth at 79 thousand tonnes and Venezuela fifth at 68 thousand tonnes.

The top three reporters account for 58.3 percent of the listed total, while the top five account for 64.1 percent and the top ten account for 74.6 percent. Brazil's round trip from 98 to 193 and back to 97 thousand tonnes leaves it almost exactly where it began.

Brazil Falls 96 Thousand Tonnes as Supply Declines 2.7 Percent Between 2022 and 2023

Among the 130 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed food supply decreased from 2,626 thousand tonnes to 2,556 thousand tonnes, a decline of 70 thousand tonnes (2.7 percent). The 2022 and 2023 listed totals come from the same 130 reporters, with no reporter entering or leaving the comparison. Brazil fell 96 thousand tonnes (down 49.7 percent), Tunisia fell 15 thousand tonnes (down 50.0 percent), Argentina fell 10 thousand tonnes (down 18.2 percent) and Iran fell 10 thousand tonnes (down 90.9 percent), while the United States added 23 thousand tonnes (up 2.7 percent), China added 21 thousand tonnes (up 4.1 percent), Germany added 17 thousand tonnes (up 50.0 percent) and Egypt added 10 thousand tonnes (up 166.7 percent).

United States Adds 196 Thousand Tonnes as Supply Grows 8.5 Percent Since 2019

For the 126 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply rose from 2,356 thousand tonnes to 2,556 thousand tonnes, a gain of 200 thousand tonnes (8.5 percent). The 2019 total includes 128 reporters with reported values, while the 2023 total includes 130; Djibouti and Suriname, both with reported zeros in 2019, had no reported 2023 value, while Bhutan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Tonga and Tuvalu entered with reported zeros. The United States added 196 thousand tonnes (up 29.4 percent), Germany added 35 thousand tonnes (up 218.8 percent), Venezuela added 26 thousand tonnes (up 61.9 percent), China added 20 thousand tonnes (up 3.9 percent) and Tanzania added 14 thousand tonnes (up 50.0 percent), while Türkiye fell 34 thousand tonnes (down 85.0 percent), Mexico fell 26 thousand tonnes (down 66.7 percent) and Egypt fell 22 thousand tonnes (down 57.9 percent).

The five-year net increase of 200 thousand tonnes is almost entirely American: the United States contributes 98.0 percent of it, with Germany, Venezuela, China and Tanzania adding a combined 95 thousand tonnes against Türkiye, Mexico and Egypt subtracting 82 thousand tonnes. Per capita, Kuwait's 8.14 kilograms from 39 thousand tonnes lead Libya at 7.53 kilograms, while the United States, first by total, records 2.51 kilograms.

What Does Maize Germ Oil Consumption Measure?

For FAO Food Balances, the maize germ oil figure used here covers maize germ oil recorded under the Food element as available for human consumption. It represents food available for human consumption during the reference year, rather than a direct estimate of how much maize germ oil people actually consumed. Maize used for other purposes sits outside this figure.

The per-capita figure expresses the same food supply on a population basis, in kilograms per person per year. A country's total quantity and per-capita value therefore answer different questions: total quantity shows the size of the listed food supply, while the per-capita measure adjusts it for population.

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#	Country	2019 (1000 t)	2019 (kg/cap/yr)	2020 (1000 t)	2020 (kg/cap/yr)	2021 (1000 t)	2021 (kg/cap/yr)	2022 (1000 t)	2022 (kg/cap/yr)	2023 (1000 t)	2023 (kg/cap/yr)
1	United States	666	1.97	718	2.11	793	2.33	839	2.46	862	2.51
2	China	512	0.36	539	0.38	501	0.35	511	0.36	532	0.37
3	Brazil	98	0.47	117	0.56	196	0.93	193	0.92	97	0.46
4	South Africa	83	1.4	78	1.29	79	1.29	78	1.24	79	1.24
5	Venezuela	42	1.44	40	1.41	62	2.18	66	2.34	68	2.41
6	Italy	59	0.99	68	1.14	63	1.05	61	1.02	62	1.05
7	Libya	60	8.69	63	9	50	7.07	54	7.49	55	7.53
8	France	52	0.79	55	0.83	56	0.85	57	0.86	54	0.81
9	Germany	16	0.19	17	0.21	25	0.3	34	0.4	51	0.6
10	South Korea	39	0.75	37	0.72	42	0.81	46	0.89	48	0.93
11	Argentina	40	0.88	28	0.61	51	1.13	55	1.22	45	0.98
12	Tanzania	28	0.47	32	0.53	36	0.57	38	0.59	42	0.63
13	United Kingdom	31	0.46	28	0.41	35	0.51	40	0.58	40	0.58
14	Kuwait	35	7.8	28	6.29	43	9.94	39	8.47	39	8.14
15	Mozambique	24	0.8	28	0.9	28	0.9	36	1.1	33	0.99
16	Saudi Arabia	28	0.92	37	1.2	49	1.57	34	1.07	32	0.97
17	Canada	38	1	44	1.16	39	1.01	21	0.53	29	0.73
18	Spain	25	0.53	44	0.92	38	0.8	30	0.62	27	0.55
19	Belgium	20	1.75	24	2.08	26	2.2	24	2.03	24	2.03
20	Hungary	8	0.86	7	0.7	15	1.49	12	1.23	19	1.95
21	Greece	23	2.12	20	1.84	19	1.76	22	2.09	18	1.74
22	Egypt	38	0.35	27	0.24	23	0.2	6	0.05	16	0.14
23	Oman	18	3.84	11	2.45	17	3.88	19	4.06	16	3.14
24	Philippines	13	0.11	14	0.13	14	0.13	14	0.12	16	0.14
25	Qatar	11	3.82	9	3.37	12	4.44	13	4.45	16	5.32
26	Tunisia	26	2.19	28	2.33	31	2.61	30	2.49	15	1.21
27	Mexico	39	0.31	36	0.28	37	0.29	18	0.14	13	0.1
28	Uzbekistan	8	0.24	8	0.24	10	0.29	12	0.33	13	0.35
29	Zimbabwe	15	0.97	14	0.9	13	0.85	13	0.81	13	0.77
30	Kenya	20	0.4	19	0.36	5	0.1	16	0.3	11	0.21
31	Paraguay	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	10	1.51	11	1.62
32	United Arab Emirates	0	0	7	0.75	9	0.9	11	1.07	11	1.02
33	Croatia	9	2.37	9	2.36	10	2.49	10	2.56	10	2.59
34	Honduras	8	0.85	9	0.9	9	0.92	9	0.88	10	0.94
35	Azerbaijan	13	1.33	14	1.36	14	1.35	12	1.2	9	0.9
36	Jordan	14	1.28	15	1.34	8	0.73	10	0.89	9	0.76
37	Netherlands	11	0.65	21	1.2	12	0.69	5	0.28	8	0.43
38	Uruguay	7	2.19	7	2.17	7	2.17	8	2.25	8	2.24
39	Bulgaria	6	0.91	7	0.96	8	1.18	7	1.03	7	1.03
40	Israel	9	1.03	10	1.18	8	0.94	7	0.77	7	0.74
41	Russia	9	0.06	8	0.06	7	0.05	7	0.05	7	0.05
42	Taiwan	6	0.25	5	0.2	7	0.28	6	0.26	7	0.3
43	Ukraine	2	0.04	2	0.04	5	0.12	4	0.11	7	0.17
44	Türkiye	40	0.47	29	0.33	6	0.07	11	0.13	6	0.06
45	Hong Kong	6	0.75	8	1.07	7	0.88	6	0.82	5	0.7
46	Portugal	7	0.64	5	0.49	5	0.5	6	0.62	4	0.39
47	Serbia	4	0.53	3	0.43	4	0.59	4	0.54	4	0.57
48	Sweden	1	0.06	1	0.08	0	0.05	1	0.05	4	0.38
49	Syria	4	0.22	5	0.21	4	0.21	5	0.2	4	0.16
50	Iraq	13	0.37	16	0.44	5	0.13	3	0.08	3	0.08
51	Malaysia	3	0.08	6	0.18	10	0.28	6	0.18	3	0.1
52	Slovenia	3	1.49	4	1.72	3	1.48	3	1.4	3	1.35
53	Australia	2	0.09	3	0.11	2	0.09	2	0.08	2	0.09
54	Haiti	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	2	0.14	2	0.18
55	India	2	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	2	0
56	Afghanistan	2	0.07	2	0.04	1	0.02	0	0.01	1	0.02
57	Albania	1	0.34	1	0.47	1	0.35	1	0.24	1	0.21
58	Algeria	0	0	1	0.03	0	0.01	1	0.02	1	0.02
59	Bahrain	2	1.14	1	0.94	2	1.26	2	1.22	1	0.83
60	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0.51	1	0.42	2	0.53	2	0.58	1	0.37
61	Chile	2	0.11	1	0.07	1	0.06	1	0.07	1	0.06
62	Denmark	1	0.12	1	0.13	1	0.16	1	0.15	1	0.1
63	Estonia	1	0.75	1	0.81	1	0.78	1	0.86	1	0.81
64	Georgia	2	0.42	1	0.31	1	0.3	1	0.27	1	0.2
65	Indonesia	8	0.03	4	0.01	3	0.01	2	0.01	1	0
66	Iran	14	0.16	17	0.19	16	0.18	11	0.13	1	0.02
67	Jamaica	1	0.39	1	0.25	1	0.36	1	0.35	1	0.48
68	Macau	1	1.35	1	1.13	1	0.98	1	1.07	1	0.87
69	Moldova	1	0.26	1	0.36	1	0.38	0	0.15	1	0.36
70	Morocco	3	0.09	2	0.05	2	0.04	2	0.06	1	0.04
71	Myanmar	0	0	1	0.01	0	0.01	1	0.03	1	0.03
72	New Zealand	3	0.59	1	0.14	1	0.16	1	0.19	1	0.11
73	Romania	1	0.04	1	0.04	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0.07
74	Antigua and Barbuda	0	0.13	0	0	0	0.13	0	0.12	0	0.09
75	Armenia	1	0.17	1	0.21	1	0.18	0	0.13	0	0.11
76	Bahamas	0	0.06	0	0.1	0	0.11	0	0.32	0	0.07
77	Barbados	0	0.75	0	1.03	0	0.38	0	0.35	0	0.08
78	Belarus	0	0.05	0	0.05	1	0.05	0	0	0	0
79	Belize	0	0.05	0	0.18	0	0.28	0	0.26	0	0
80	Bhutan	-	-	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0
81	Botswana	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0
82	Cambodia	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0.01
83	Costa Rica	1	0.13	1	0.16	1	0.11	0	0.07	0	0.03
84	Cyprus	0	0.33	1	0.4	0	0.29	1	0.5	0	0.11
85	Czech Republic	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
86	Dominican Republic	2	0.23	3	0.25	1	0.08	1	0.06	0	0
87	Ecuador	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.01	0	0.01
88	El Salvador	1	0.1	0	0.03	0	0.06	0	0.04	0	0.04
89	Ethiopia	0	0	2	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	Fiji	0	0.02	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.03	0	0.01
91	Gambia	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	Grenada	0	0	0	0.04	0	0.05	0	0.03	0	0.42
93	Guatemala	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0	0
94	Guinea-Bissau	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
95	Guyana	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.07
96	Iceland	0	0.06	0	0.03	0	0.02	0	0	0	0.01
97	Ireland	4	0.73	1	0.14	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	Kazakhstan	0	0.02	0	0.02	1	0.03	0	0.02	0	0.02
99	Latvia	0	0.03	0	0.05	0	0.04	0	0.05	0	0.03
100	Lebanon	3	0.59	1	0.15	1	0.24	1	0.12	0	0.08
101	Lithuania	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
102	Luxembourg	0	0.4	0	0.34	0	0.55	0	0.54	0	0.34
103	Malta	0	0.15	0	0.14	0	0.12	0	0.12	0	0.08
104	Marshall Islands	0	0.01	0	0.02	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.07
105	Mauritania	0	0	1	0.21	0	0	0	0.07	0	0
106	Mauritius	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.02	0	0.01	0	0.36
107	Mongolia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0
108	Namibia	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0
109	New Caledonia	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	0
110	Nicaragua	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
111	Nigeria	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
112	North Macedonia	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
113	Norway	0	0.04	0	0.03	0	0.02	0	0.03	0	0.02
114	Pakistan	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
115	Panama	0	0.08	1	0.16	1	0.26	1	0.13	0	0.04
116	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0
117	Saint Kitts and Nevis	-	-	-	-	0	0.17	0	0.19	0	0.21
118	Saint Lucia	0	0.23	0	0.34	0	0.33	0	0.4	0	0.57
119	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0.31	0	0.02	0	0.22	0	0	0	0
120	Sao Tome and Principe	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0.02
121	Seychelles	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0	0
122	Slovakia	2	0.33	2	0.45	2	0.46	2	0.3	0	0.05
123	Sri Lanka	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
124	Thailand	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0	0
125	Tonga	-	-	-	-	0	0.44	0	0	0	0
126	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0	0	0
127	Tuvalu	-	-	-	-	0	0.01	0	0	0	0
128	Vanuatu	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0
129	Vietnam	2	0.02	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01	0	0
130	Yemen	0	0.01	2	0.05	3	0.07	0	0.01	0	0.01
131	Djibouti	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	-	-	-	-
132	Suriname	0	0.03	0	0.01	0	0.01	-	-	-	-

Maize Germ Oil Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, the United States had the largest listed maize germ oil food supply among the 130 reporters with reported values, at 862 thousand tonnes. China ranked second at 532 thousand tonnes, while Brazil ranked third at 97 thousand tonnes. Kuwait had the highest per-capita maize germ oil food supply at 8.14 kilograms per person per year. These FAO Food Balances figures represent food available for human consumption, not a direct measurement of maize germ oil actually eaten.

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals use FAO Food Balances food quantity (Element 5142, thousand tonnes), while the per-capita figures use food supply quantity (Element 645, kg/capita/year) for Maize germ oil from 2019 through 2023. The Food element represents the quantity available for human consumption during the reference period. It is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten, as food can be lost or wasted before it is consumed. No percentage change is shown where the base-year value is zero.

The reporter universe for this item contains 132 reporters. The tables list reporters only; aggregate rows such as World, regions and China (aggregate) are excluded, while China figures refer to the China reporter. For year-to-year comparisons, only reporters with values in both endpoint years are included in the arithmetic. A zero indicates a displayed value of zero, while an empty cell indicates that no value is available for that reporter and year.

Quantities of 1,000 thousand tonnes and above are shown as whole numbers; smaller quantities retain up to two decimals. FAO Food Balances primarily use official national statistics, with some data also estimated or imputed where applicable. The FAO dataset reports the Food element in thousand tonnes and food supply quantity in kilograms per capita per year. The 2023 listed total of 2,556 thousand tonnes is the sum of the 130 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value.