Which has higher oil palm production, Cameroon or Peru?

Cameroon, at 320,000 tonnes against 300,000 tonnes in Peru as of 2023.

What is the difference in oil palm production between Cameroon and Peru?

20,000 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?

58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Cameroon vs Peru: Oil palm production

Cameroon

320,000 tonnes

in 2023

Peru

300,000 tonnes

in 2023

Cameroon rank

13th

Peru rank

14th

Oil palm production over time

Cameroon
Peru

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 320,000 tonnes against 300,000 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 20,000 tonnes.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 13th and Peru ranks 14th of 48 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	52,180 tonnes	0 tonnes	52,180 tonnes	Cameroon
1970s	72,000 tonnes	2,702 tonnes	69,298 tonnes	Cameroon
1980s	92,472 tonnes	12,499 tonnes	79,973 tonnes	Cameroon
1990s	134,740 tonnes	29,900 tonnes	104,840 tonnes	Cameroon
2000s	184,494 tonnes	35,310 tonnes	149,184 tonnes	Cameroon
2010s	305,244 tonnes	141,400 tonnes	163,844 tonnes	Cameroon
2020s	333,366 tonnes	270,000 tonnes	63,366 tonnes	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil palm production, Cameroon or Peru?: Cameroon, at 320,000 tonnes against 300,000 tonnes in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil palm production between Cameroon and Peru?: 20,000 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Peru rank globally for oil palm production?: Cameroon ranks 13th and Peru ranks 14th 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

Indicator: Oil palm production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 48 places, 2,706 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Oil palm production is measured in tonnes.