Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Oil palm production
Brazil
637,353 tonnes
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
770,000 tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
9th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
Oil palm production over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 770,000 tonnes against 637,353 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 132,647 tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 48 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,996 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 7,996 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 8,688 tonnes | 17,100 tonnes | 8,412 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 28,170 tonnes | 99,900 tonnes | 71,730 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 73,610 tonnes | 230,070 tonnes | 156,460 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 157,700 tonnes | 365,200 tonnes | 207,500 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 342,667 tonnes | 563,300 tonnes | 220,633 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 593,550 tonnes | 756,250 tonnes | 162,700 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm production, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 770,000 tonnes against 637,353 tonnes in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oil palm production between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 132,647 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil palm production?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil palm production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Oil palm production is measured in tonnes.