date:Oct 27, 2015
y 1 million tonne of vegetable oils was consumed in 2013.
The number of factories operating in this area increased from 24 in 2003 to 37 in 2013. Due to Gulfs lack of agricultural capacity, almost all of its oil is imported in the form of unrefined oil with refining largely done in the region. Limited domestic olive oil production happens in Saudi Arabia.
GCCs oil refining capacity is dominated by Saudi Arabia [59.5%] followed by UAE [29.1%], Oman [9.5%], Kuwait [1.8%]. Qatar had only 500 tonn