Palm oil — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Palm oil — Production was 1.15 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.15 million t
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
9th
of 19 groups
All-time high
1.17 million t
in 2022
All-time low
364,249 t
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Palm oil — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for palm oil — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 1.15 million t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, palm oil — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.17 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 364,249 t, in 1966.

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

Palm oil — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Palm oil — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 381,282 t
1962 388,206 t +1.8%
1963 407,304 t +4.9%
1964 396,722 t -2.6%
1965 368,477 t -7.1%
1966 364,249 t -1.1%
1967 419,507 t +15.2%
1968 471,621 t +12.4%
1969 478,196 t +1.4%
1970 476,379 t -0.4%
1971 452,357 t -5.0%
1972 422,190 t -6.7%
1973 417,409 t -1.1%
1974 423,820 t +1.5%
1975 455,062 t +7.4%
1976 435,755 t -4.2%
1977 424,617 t -2.6%
1978 439,900 t +3.6%
1979 433,450 t -1.5%
1980 453,585 t +4.6%
1981 430,604 t -5.1%
1982 428,585 t -0.5%
1983 414,174 t -3.4%
1984 442,633 t +6.9%
1985 474,396 t +7.2%
1986 457,632 t -3.5%
1987 462,220 t +1.0%
1988 474,187 t +2.6%
1989 516,816 t +9.0%
1990 532,768 t +3.1%
1991 509,650 t -4.3%
1992 493,071 t -3.3%
1993 506,424 t +2.7%
1994 501,635 t -0.9%
1995 525,848 t +4.8%
1996 557,226 t +6.0%
1997 517,653 t -7.1%
1998 512,770 t -0.9%
1999 503,773 t -1.8%
2000 529,398 t +5.1%
2001 532,644 t +0.6%
2002 547,792 t +2.8%
2003 558,362 t +1.9%
2004 577,571 t +3.4%
2005 606,857 t +5.1%
2006 634,034 t +4.5%
2007 658,687 t +3.9%
2008 677,525 t +2.9%
2009 698,851 t +3.1%
2010 790,172 t +13.1%
2011 823,628 t +4.2%
2012 766,374 t -7.0%
2013 850,252 t +10.9%
2014 881,994 t +3.7%
2015 906,391 t +2.8%
2016 965,629 t +6.5%
2017 1.07 million t +10.7%
2018 1.08 million t +0.6%
2019 1.13 million t +5.2%
2020 1.17 million t +3.5%
2021 1.13 million t -3.4%
2022 1.17 million t +3.5%
2023 1.15 million t -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 408,396 t 364,249 t 478,196 t 9
1970s 438,094 t 417,409 t 476,379 t 10
1980s 455,483 t 414,174 t 516,816 t 10
1990s 516,082 t 493,071 t 557,226 t 10
2000s 602,172 t 529,398 t 698,851 t 10
2010s 926,073 t 766,374 t 1.13 million t 10
2020s 1.16 million t 1.13 million t 1.17 million t 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 300,000 t compare
  2. 6 Guatemala 933,926 t compare
  3. 7 Papua New Guinea 770,000 t compare
  4. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 103,346 t compare
  5. 8 Honduras 655,000 t compare
  6. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 5,616 t compare
  7. 9 Brazil 637,353 t compare
  8. 9 Timor-Leste 0 t
  9. 10 Ecuador 494,674 t compare
  10. 11 Côte d'Ivoire 562,465 t compare
  11. 11 Mexico 386,700 t compare
  12. 12 Cameroon 320,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 72 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is palm oil — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Palm oil — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1.15 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest palm oil — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest palm oil — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 364,249 t in 1966.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for palm oil — production?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 9th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
Is palm oil — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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 Palm oil — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Palm oil — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
72 places, 3,979 data points, 1961–2023
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