Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit was 0.0014 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0014 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.0017 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
0.0014 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Dominican Republic, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Dominican Republic is 0.0014 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0017 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 14th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1990 | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 11 Brazil 0.0015 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 Mexico 0.0014 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0014 tonnes per hectare compare
- 15 China 0.0013 tonnes per hectare compare
- 16 Cameroon 0.0013 tonnes per hectare compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0013 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Dominican Republic?
- Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Dominican Republic was 0.0014 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit?
- Dominican Republic ranks 14th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.