Measuring and Mitigating GHGs: Palm Oil

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From 2012 to 2015 an average of 25 million hectares (ha) were harvested, 1 producing 376 million tonnes (t) of fresh-fruit bunches (FFB), or 72 million t crude palm oil (CPO) In the last five years, the global area of palm oil cultivation has increased by about 23% as part of a decades-long increase in overall production. Most palm oil is used as a cooking oil, with a large proportion used for consumer products like soaps and cosmetics.