Oil of palm kernel — Production in Liberia
Liberia: Oil of palm kernel — Production was 2,000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oil of palm kernel — Production in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil of palm kernel — production in Liberia is 2,000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil of palm kernel — production in Liberia peaked at 7,999 t in 1974 and was at its lowest, 22.08 t, in 1962.
Liberia ranks 31st of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil of palm kernel — Production in Liberia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.34 t | — |
| 1962 | 22.08 t | -39.2% |
| 1963 | 30.82 t | +39.6% |
| 1964 | 33.12 t | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 50.6 t | +52.8% |
| 1966 | 36.8 t | -27.3% |
| 1967 | 49.68 t | +35.0% |
| 1968 | 23.46 t | -52.8% |
| 1969 | 56.12 t | +139.2% |
| 1970 | 51.52 t | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 731.4 t | +1319.6% |
| 1972 | 4,028 t | +450.8% |
| 1973 | 4,840 t | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 7,999 t | +65.3% |
| 1975 | 6,470 t | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 5,520 t | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 4,565 t | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 4,103 t | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 3,596 t | -12.3% |
| 1980 | 3,305 t | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 3,450 t | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 3,335 t | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 3,033 t | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 3,546 t | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 3,512 t | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 3,122 t | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 2,622 t | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 2,300 t | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 2,346 t | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 2,185 t | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 3,680 t | +68.4% |
| 1992 | 3,680 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,680 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,680 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,680 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,726 t | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5,060 t | +35.8% |
| 1998 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,060 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,000 t | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,000 t | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.67 t | 22.08 t | 56.12 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,191 t | 51.52 t | 7,999 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,057 t | 2,300 t | 3,546 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,949 t | 2,185 t | 5,060 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,060 t | 5,060 t | 5,060 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,800 t | 2,000 t | 4,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 t | 2,000 t | 2,000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 28 Burundi 3,757 t compare
- 29 Senegal 3,445 t compare
- 30 Solomon Islands 2,053 t compare
- 32 Panama 1,120 t compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 1,100 t compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 998.08 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- 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 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 32.65 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.65 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil of palm kernel — production in Liberia?
- Oil of palm kernel — production in Liberia was 2,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil of palm kernel — production recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,999 t in 1974.
- What is the lowest oil of palm kernel — production recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.08 t in 1962.
- How does Liberia rank for oil of palm kernel — production?
- Liberia ranks 31st out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil of palm kernel — production rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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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About this data
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.