Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Oil palm fruit — Area harvested was 1.07 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.07 million ha
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
7th
of 15 groups
All-time high
1.10 million ha
in 2021
All-time low
528,250 ha
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 1.07 million ha for oil palm fruit — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil palm fruit — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.10 million ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 528,250 ha, in 1966.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 614,070 ha
1962 606,470 ha -1.2%
1963 595,600 ha -1.8%
1964 576,600 ha -3.2%
1965 537,550 ha -6.8%
1966 528,250 ha -1.7%
1967 566,170 ha +7.2%
1968 617,200 ha +9.0%
1969 617,600 ha +0.1%
1970 600,950 ha -2.7%
1971 597,100 ha -0.6%
1972 587,150 ha -1.7%
1973 577,403 ha -1.7%
1974 576,800 ha -0.1%
1975 580,750 ha +0.7%
1976 565,040 ha -2.7%
1977 562,900 ha -0.4%
1978 562,000 ha -0.2%
1979 577,450 ha +2.7%
1980 587,800 ha +1.8%
1981 584,120 ha -0.6%
1982 595,650 ha +2.0%
1983 588,120 ha -1.3%
1984 608,120 ha +3.4%
1985 604,870 ha -0.5%
1986 612,420 ha +1.2%
1987 615,970 ha +0.6%
1988 624,393 ha +1.4%
1989 642,600 ha +2.9%
1990 651,400 ha +1.4%
1991 658,930 ha +1.2%
1992 682,680 ha +3.6%
1993 687,880 ha +0.8%
1994 695,200 ha +1.1%
1995 702,050 ha +1.0%
1996 716,150 ha +2.0%
1997 701,250 ha -2.1%
1998 687,100 ha -2.0%
1999 677,750 ha -1.4%
2000 679,875 ha +0.3%
2001 655,950 ha -3.5%
2002 647,100 ha -1.3%
2003 642,950 ha -0.6%
2004 647,181 ha +0.7%
2005 665,505 ha +2.8%
2006 677,994 ha +1.9%
2007 685,681 ha +1.1%
2008 697,811 ha +1.8%
2009 725,060 ha +3.9%
2010 739,815 ha +2.0%
2011 751,849 ha +1.6%
2012 808,379 ha +7.5%
2013 876,927 ha +8.5%
2014 891,435 ha +1.7%
2015 916,347 ha +2.8%
2016 950,224 ha +3.7%
2017 971,259 ha +2.2%
2018 996,992 ha +2.6%
2019 1.03 million ha +3.3%
2020 1.09 million ha +5.6%
2021 1.10 million ha +1.1%
2022 1.06 million ha -3.8%
2023 1.06 million ha -0.0%
2024 1.07 million ha +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 584,390 ha 528,250 ha 617,600 ha 9
1970s 578,754 ha 562,000 ha 600,950 ha 10
1980s 606,406 ha 584,120 ha 642,600 ha 10
1990s 686,039 ha 651,400 ha 716,150 ha 10
2000s 672,511 ha 642,950 ha 725,060 ha 10
2010s 893,332 ha 739,815 ha 1.03 million ha 10
2020s 1.08 million ha 1.06 million ha 1.10 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 4 Thailand 1.01 million ha compare
  2. 5 Colombia 511,583 ha compare
  3. 5 Melanesia 309,937 ha compare
  4. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 296,829 ha compare
  5. 6 Ghana 435,934 ha compare
  6. 7 Guinea 333,229 ha compare
  7. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 48,098 ha compare
  8. 8 Papua New Guinea 281,937 ha compare
  9. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 5,603 ha compare
  10. 9 Guatemala 230,000 ha compare
  11. 10 Cameroon 223,979 ha compare
  12. 10 Côte d'Ivoire 359,423 ha compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil palm fruit — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Oil palm fruit — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1.07 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil palm fruit — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million ha in 2021.
What is the lowest oil palm fruit — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 528,250 ha in 1966.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for oil palm fruit — area harvested?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is oil palm fruit — area harvested rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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
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Coverage
64 places, 3,870 data points, 1961–2024
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