Oil of palm kernel — Production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Oil of palm kernel — Production was 80,545 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
80,545 t
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
4th
of 8 regions
All-time high
80,545 t
in 2023
All-time low
39,579 t
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of palm kernel — Production in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oil of palm kernel — production in Middle Africa is 80,545 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of palm kernel — production in Middle Africa peaked at 80,545 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39,579 t, in 2011.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Oil of palm kernel — Production in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Oil of palm kernel — Production in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 67,139 t
1962 60,989 t -9.2%
1963 52,556 t -13.8%
1964 65,354 t +24.4%
1965 49,299 t -24.6%
1966 47,988 t -2.7%
1967 53,830 t +12.2%
1968 53,060 t -1.4%
1969 58,195 t +9.7%
1970 53,661 t -7.8%
1971 56,197 t +4.7%
1972 48,643 t -13.4%
1973 44,484 t -8.6%
1974 47,698 t +7.2%
1975 47,276 t -0.9%
1976 48,994 t +3.6%
1977 49,484 t +1.0%
1978 49,005 t -1.0%
1979 54,219 t +10.6%
1980 52,527 t -3.1%
1981 53,195 t +1.3%
1982 45,240 t -15.0%
1983 51,748 t +14.4%
1984 55,110 t +6.5%
1985 55,384 t +0.5%
1986 56,579 t +2.2%
1987 61,079 t +8.0%
1988 63,980 t +4.7%
1989 63,366 t -1.0%
1990 65,234 t +2.9%
1991 66,896 t +2.5%
1992 67,618 t +1.1%
1993 67,107 t -0.8%
1994 67,644 t +0.8%
1995 69,161 t +2.2%
1996 73,742 t +6.6%
1997 67,667 t -8.2%
1998 68,550 t +1.3%
1999 68,287 t -0.4%
2000 66,199 t -3.1%
2001 61,643 t -6.9%
2002 59,288 t -3.8%
2003 58,088 t -2.0%
2004 60,861 t +4.8%
2005 62,335 t +2.4%
2006 69,942 t +12.2%
2007 71,530 t +2.3%
2008 69,980 t -2.2%
2009 59,762 t -14.6%
2010 39,979 t -33.1%
2011 39,579 t -1.0%
2012 41,684 t +5.3%
2013 43,108 t +3.4%
2014 43,426 t +0.7%
2015 46,632 t +7.4%
2016 51,332 t +10.1%
2017 54,337 t +5.9%
2018 47,497 t -12.6%
2019 50,100 t +5.5%
2020 53,436 t +6.7%
2021 70,096 t +31.2%
2022 76,636 t +9.3%
2023 80,545 t +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 56,490 t 47,988 t 67,139 t 9
1970s 49,966 t 44,484 t 56,197 t 10
1980s 55,821 t 45,240 t 63,980 t 10
1990s 68,191 t 65,234 t 73,742 t 10
2000s 63,963 t 58,088 t 71,530 t 10
2010s 45,767 t 39,579 t 54,337 t 10
2020s 70,179 t 53,436 t 80,545 t 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  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
  5. 5 Colombia 118,672 t compare
  6. 6 Guatemala 74,487 t compare
  7. 7 Papua New Guinea 74,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of palm kernel — production in Middle Africa?
Oil of palm kernel — production in Middle Africa was 80,545 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of palm kernel — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 80,545 t in 2023.
What is the lowest oil of palm kernel — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 39,579 t in 2011.
How does Middle Africa rank for oil of palm kernel — production?
Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 8 regions with data for 2023.
Is oil of palm kernel — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa 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.