Global Used Cooking Oil Industry: Key Statistics and Insights in 2025-2033
Summary:
- The global used cooking oil market size reached USD 7.0 Billion in 2024.
- The market is expected to reach USD 11.6 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7% during 2025-2033.
- Europe leads the market, accounting for the largest used cooking oil market share.
- Commercial sector holds the majority of the market share in the source segment due to the increasing emphasis on sustainability and waste reduction in this sector.
- Biodiesel dominates the used cooking oil industry.
- The rising need for biodiesel production is a primary driver of the used cooking oil market.
- Technological advancements and sustainability trends are reshaping the used cooking oil market.
Industry Trends and Drivers:
- Sustainability trends:
Today, increasing numbers of consumers and companies are looking for green products and services. It discourages littering in that someone will collect garbage, for example, the used cooking oil for a recycle such as biodiesel. For a circular economy, recycling, and reusing are critical points. Analysed and discussed below is the kind of oil ideal for this purpose, the used cooking oil (UCO). It can also be converted to biodiesel hence the need to stop being dumped in the landfill. Today there are so many sustainable strategies implemented by various companies as they try to meet their responsibilities. This include DVC appling for energy and a UCO stream being recycled for production.
- Biodiesel production:
From this point of view, biodiesel is cost effective because the feedstock, utilized oil, costs less than virgin materials. This boosts profits. As has been established bidiesel derived from UCO is renewable hence sustainable. It satisfies the increasing customer demand for such environmentally friendly products. Authorities often manipulate the market by providing stakeholders in the biodiesel industry with subsidies, tax credits and/ or mandates. They especially promote the use of the renewable sources such as poultry oil. These incentives increase biodiesel production more; consequently, there is increased usage of UCO. The high cost of reaching environmental standards for fossil fuels makes commissioning biodiesel an attractive proposition. These regulations are well addressed by easy to use and readily available platforms such as UCO.
- Technological advancements:
Technological advancement is helping to make the conversion of used cooking oil or UCO into biodiesel easier. Techniques such as supercritical fluid extraction and enzymatic transesterification now produce a biodiesel of greater purity. These innovations also reduce the costs of collection, transportation and processing of UCO. For instance, through automating systems, and improved supply chains, there are minimization of costs. Better methods of analysis to enable UCO meet biodiesel standard. This also gives the final product a higher reliability and performance. Moreover, these advancement enable the utilization of more types of UCO. This luxury increases the supply services; in the market.
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Used Cooking Oil Market Report Segmentation:
Breakup By Source:
- Household Sector
- Commercial Sector
Commercial Sector represents the largest segment as the commercial sector, including restaurants and food processing companies, generates substantial volumes of used cooking oil due to high-frequency frying and cooking.
Breakup By Application:
- Biodiesel
- Oleo Chemicals
- Animal feed
- Others
Biodiesel accounts for the majority of the market share because it provides a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels, driving significant demand for UCO as a feedstock.
Breakup By Region:
- North America (United States, Canada)
- Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Others)
- Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, Others)
- Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Others)
- Middle East and Africa
Europe enjoys the leading position in the used cooking oil market owing to stringent regulations promoting renewable energy, a strong biodiesel industry, and widespread consumer awareness of sustainability practices.
Top Used Cooking Oil Market Leaders:
The used cooking oil market research report outlines a detailed analysis of the competitive landscape, offering in-depth profiles of major companies. Some of the key players in the market are:
- ABP Food Group
- Arrow Oils Ltd
- Baker Commodities Inc.
- Brocklesby Limited
- Grand Natural Inc.
- Greasecycle LLC
- MBP Solutions Ltd.
- Oz Oils Pty Ltd
- Valley Proteins Inc.
- Veolia Environment S.A.
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