This work was dedicated to reporting the full chemical and physical characterisation of Crambe abyssinica Hochst. seed oil. The oil from the seeds was extracted using n-hexane. The seeds contain about 30 % oil. Density, refractive index, colour, smoke point, viscosity, acidity, saponification value, iodine value, fatty acid methyl esters, the relative position of fatty acids in C 1 and C 3 carbon glycerol, sterols, tocopherols, peroxide value, E 1 % 1cm at 232 nm, and the susceptibility to oxidation measured by the Rancimat method were determined. The oil was found to contain high levels of unsaturated fatty acids, especially C22:1 (63.77 %). The dominant saturated acid was C22:0 (2.14 %). The oil was also found to contain high levels of b-sitosterol (51.93 %), campestanol (21.98 %), and brassicasterol (12.35 %). a-, c-, and d-Tocopherols were detected up to levels of 7.67, 125.04, and 3.99 mg/kg, respectively. The induction period (at 110°C and 20 l/h) of the oil was 8.83 h. The relative position of fatty acids in C 1 and C 3 position was as follows: linoleic 0.45 %, oleic 8.84 %, and erucic 90.72 %. The thermal profile of the oil presented a single peak at -20.94°C.