Oil palm fruit — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Oil palm fruit — Production was 1.95 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.95 million t
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 8 countries
All-time high
2.02 million t
in 2019
All-time low
956,000 t
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oil palm fruit — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 1.95 million t for oil palm fruit — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil palm fruit — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 2.02 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 956,000 t, in 1987.

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

Oil palm fruit — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Oil palm fruit — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 1.58 million t
1962 1.52 million t -3.5%
1963 1.43 million t -6.4%
1964 1.30 million t -9.2%
1965 987,000 t -23.9%
1966 1.00 million t +1.4%
1967 1.18 million t +17.9%
1968 1.52 million t +28.6%
1969 1.53 million t +0.9%
1970 1.48 million t -3.7%
1971 1.41 million t -4.8%
1972 1.32 million t -5.7%
1973 1.24 million t -6.5%
1974 1.17 million t -5.1%
1975 1.16 million t -1.6%
1976 1.12 million t -3.3%
1977 1.10 million t -1.2%
1978 1.09 million t -1.4%
1979 1.06 million t -2.3%
1980 1.04 million t -1.9%
1981 1.08 million t +3.5%
1982 1.03 million t -5.1%
1983 994,000 t -3.1%
1984 1.03 million t +3.9%
1985 1.04 million t +0.5%
1986 1.01 million t -2.7%
1987 956,000 t -5.3%
1988 1.03 million t +7.6%
1989 1.02 million t -0.9%
1990 1.03 million t +0.5%
1991 1.03 million t +0.5%
1992 1.04 million t +0.5%
1993 1.04 million t +0.5%
1994 1.05 million t +0.5%
1995 1.06 million t +1.4%
1996 1.07 million t +1.0%
1997 1.11 million t +3.5%
1998 1.14 million t +3.2%
1999 1.10 million t -4.0%
2000 1.12 million t +1.8%
2001 1.09 million t -3.0%
2002 1.05 million t -3.0%
2003 1.07 million t +1.3%
2004 1.08 million t +1.3%
2005 1.09 million t +1.3%
2006 1.11 million t +1.3%
2007 1.12 million t +1.3%
2008 1.13 million t +1.3%
2009 1.15 million t +1.4%
2010 1.16 million t +1.2%
2011 1.19 million t +1.9%
2012 1.48 million t +24.5%
2013 1.76 million t +19.4%
2014 1.80 million t +2.1%
2015 1.83 million t +1.7%
2016 1.88 million t +2.7%
2017 1.88 million t +0.0%
2018 1.89 million t +0.5%
2019 2.02 million t +6.9%
2020 1.93 million t -4.5%
2021 1.95 million t +0.9%
2022 1.97 million t +1.0%
2023 1.95 million t -0.9%
2024 1.95 million t +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.34 million t 987,000 t 1.58 million t 9
1970s 1.21 million t 1.06 million t 1.48 million t 10
1980s 1.02 million t 956,000 t 1.08 million t 10
1990s 1.07 million t 1.03 million t 1.14 million t 10
2000s 1.10 million t 1.05 million t 1.15 million t 10
2010s 1.69 million t 1.16 million t 2.02 million t 10
2020s 1.95 million t 1.93 million t 1.97 million t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 3 Thailand 18.61 million t compare
  2. 4 Nigeria 11.52 million t compare
  3. 5 Colombia 7.82 million t compare
  4. 6 Guatemala 4.18 million t compare
  5. 7 Papua New Guinea 3.51 million t compare
  6. 8 Brazil 3.22 million t compare
  7. 9 Ghana 3.21 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil palm fruit — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Oil palm fruit — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.95 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil palm fruit — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 2.02 million t in 2019.
What is the lowest oil palm fruit — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 956,000 t in 1987.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for oil palm fruit — production?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th out of 8 countries with data for 2024.
Is oil palm fruit — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oil palm fruit — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oil palm fruit — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
64 places, 3,969 data points, 1961–2024
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