Americas vs Nigeria: Oil palm fruit — Area harvested

Americas
1.73 million ha
in 2024
Nigeria
4.49 million ha
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Oil palm fruit — Area harvested over time

  • Americas
  • Nigeria
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.49 million ha against 1.73 million ha in Americas, a difference of 2.76 million ha.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.6 times Americas's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 15 groups.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 80,317 ha 2.46 million ha 2.38 million ha Nigeria
1970s 90,233 ha 2.11 million ha 2.02 million ha Nigeria
1980s 167,434 ha 2.16 million ha 2.00 million ha Nigeria
1990s 384,827 ha 2.75 million ha 2.37 million ha Nigeria
2000s 628,909 ha 3.20 million ha 2.57 million ha Nigeria
2010s 1.24 million ha 3.34 million ha 2.10 million ha Nigeria
2020s 1.69 million ha 4.26 million ha 2.57 million ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil palm fruit — area harvested, Americas or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 4.49 million ha against 1.73 million ha in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil palm fruit — area harvested between Americas and Nigeria?
2.76 million ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Nigeria rank globally for oil palm fruit — area harvested?
Americas ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 15 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oil palm fruit — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil palm fruit — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
64 places, 3,870 data points, 1961–2024
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