Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit by country
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.
Countries reporting
44
Highest
0.002 tonnes per hectare
Malaysia
Lowest
0.0002 tonnes per hectare
Suriname
Median
0.0011 tonnes per hectare
Years covered
64
1961β2024
Data points
2,605
What the numbers show
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 0.002 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia; the lowest is 0.0002 tonnes per hectare in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0011 tonnes per hectare, and the mean is 0.0011 tonnes per hectare.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 45.2%), and the largest decrease in Solomon Islands (down 48.1%).
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 0.002 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 0.0018 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 3 | Guatemala | 0.0018 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 4 | Benin | 0.0018 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ecuador | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 9 | Colombia | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 13 | Tanzania | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 15 | China | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 16 | Cameroon | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 18 | Congo | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | Venezuela | 0.0011 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 0.0011 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 24 | Cambodia | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Honduras | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 27 | Panama | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Burundi | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 29 | Gambia | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Liberia | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 0.0009 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 0.0009 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 33 | Gabon | 0.0009 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 34 | Togo | 0.0009 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0008 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 0.0008 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 37 | Solomon Islands | 0.0008 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 38 | Philippines | 0.0008 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 0.0007 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0007 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0006 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 42 | Guinea | 0.0003 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Nigeria | 0.0003 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 44 | Suriname | 0.0002 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.