Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Caribbean

Caribbean: Oil palm fruit — Area harvested was 25,000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25,000 ha
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
16th
of 18 groups
All-time high
25,000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
1,000 ha
in 1989
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1989–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1989200620241989: 1.0k ha1990: 3.0k ha1991: 5.0k ha1992: 6.0k ha1993: 8.0k ha1994: 9.0k ha1995: 9.0k ha1996: 9.0k ha1997: 8.9k ha1998: 11.7k ha1999: 12.6k ha2000: 13.5k ha2001: 14.5k ha2002: 15.5k ha2003: 16.5k ha2004: 17.5k ha2005: 18.5k ha2006: 19.5k ha2007: 20.5k ha2008: 21.5k ha2009: 22.5k ha2010: 16.9k ha2011: 18.5k ha2012: 18.7k ha2013: 18.7k ha2014: 18.7k ha2015: 19.1k ha2016: 18.0k ha2017: 18.0k ha2018: 19.0k ha2019: 20.0k ha2020: 21.0k ha2021: 22.0k ha2022: 23.0k ha2023: 24.0k ha2024: 25.0k ha

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

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 25,000 ha for oil palm fruit — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil palm fruit — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 25,000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,000 ha, in 1989.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,000 ha 1,000 ha 1,000 ha 1
1990s 8,224 ha 3,000 ha 12,553 ha 10
2000s 17,996 ha 13,527 ha 22,526 ha 10
2010s 18,553 ha 16,857 ha 20,000 ha 10
2020s 23,000 ha 21,000 ha 25,000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 13 Ecuador 157,204 ha compare
  2. 14 Mexico 102,610 ha compare
  3. 15 Peru 100,000 ha compare
  4. 16 Costa Rica 74,742 ha compare
  5. 17 Philippines 68,315 ha compare
  6. 18 Gabon 68,166 ha compare
  7. 19 Sierra Leone 51,556 ha compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil palm fruit — area harvested in Caribbean?
Oil palm fruit — area harvested in Caribbean was 25,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil palm fruit — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 25,000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest oil palm fruit — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1989.
How does Caribbean rank for oil palm fruit — area harvested?
Caribbean ranks 16th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
Is oil palm fruit — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oil palm fruit — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oil palm fruit — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
64 places, 3,870 data points, 1961–2024
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