Oil of palm kernel — Production in Asia

Asia: Oil of palm kernel — Production was 7.43 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.43 million t
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
1st
of 8 regions
All-time high
7.43 million t
in 2023
All-time low
21,351 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of palm kernel — Production in Asia, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, oil of palm kernel — production in Asia stood at 7.43 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of palm kernel — production in Asia peaked at 7.43 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,351 t, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Oil of palm kernel — Production in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Oil of palm kernel — Production in Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 21,351 t
1962 22,075 t +3.4%
1963 21,903 t -0.8%
1964 25,199 t +15.0%
1965 25,459 t +1.0%
1966 29,768 t +16.9%
1967 34,185 t +14.8%
1968 33,706 t -1.4%
1969 48,303 t +43.3%
1970 62,929 t +30.3%
1971 78,973 t +25.5%
1972 88,336 t +11.9%
1973 105,044 t +18.9%
1974 109,354 t +4.1%
1975 146,204 t +33.7%
1976 166,336 t +13.8%
1977 194,060 t +16.7%
1978 210,509 t +8.5%
1979 257,160 t +22.2%
1980 289,632 t +12.6%
1981 320,744 t +10.7%
1982 425,793 t +32.8%
1983 460,981 t +8.3%
1984 538,839 t +16.9%
1985 684,454 t +27.0%
1986 771,429 t +12.7%
1987 759,172 t -1.6%
1988 871,292 t +14.8%
1989 1.08 million t +23.8%
1990 1.18 million t +9.6%
1991 1.09 million t -7.4%
1992 1.16 million t +5.9%
1993 1.39 million t +19.8%
1994 1.46 million t +4.8%
1995 1.53 million t +5.4%
1996 1.68 million t +9.2%
1997 1.79 million t +6.7%
1998 1.72 million t -3.9%
1999 2.07 million t +20.4%
2000 2.19 million t +5.8%
2001 2.40 million t +9.9%
2002 2.53 million t +5.4%
2003 2.82 million t +11.4%
2004 3.03 million t +7.4%
2005 3.40 million t +12.4%
2006 3.75 million t +10.2%
2007 3.86 million t +2.9%
2008 4.35 million t +12.7%
2009 4.54 million t +4.4%
2010 4.55 million t +0.0%
2011 4.94 million t +8.7%
2012 5.29 million t +7.0%
2013 5.56 million t +5.2%
2014 5.83 million t +4.8%
2015 6.11 million t +4.9%
2016 5.60 million t -8.3%
2017 6.45 million t +15.2%
2018 6.97 million t +8.0%
2019 7.21 million t +3.5%
2020 6.94 million t -3.7%
2021 7.02 million t +1.2%
2022 7.27 million t +3.5%
2023 7.43 million t +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29,105 t 21,351 t 48,303 t 9
1970s 141,890 t 62,929 t 257,160 t 10
1980s 620,133 t 289,632 t 1.08 million t 10
1990s 1.51 million t 1.09 million t 2.07 million t 10
2000s 3.29 million t 2.19 million t 4.54 million t 10
2010s 5.85 million t 4.55 million t 7.21 million t 10
2020s 7.17 million t 6.94 million t 7.43 million t 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 Indonesia 4.97 million t compare
  2. 2 Malaysia 2.12 million t compare
  3. 3 Thailand 308,400 t compare
  4. 4 Nigeria 167,900 t compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of palm kernel — production in Asia?
Oil of palm kernel — production in Asia was 7.43 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of palm kernel — production recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 7.43 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest oil of palm kernel — production recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 21,351 t in 1961.
How does Asia rank for oil of palm kernel — production?
Asia ranks 1st out of 8 regions with data for 2023.
Is oil of palm kernel — production rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oil of palm kernel — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oil of palm kernel — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
92 places, 5,164 data points, 1961–2023
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.