Oil palm production by country
Oil palm production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
48
Highest
47.08 million tonnes
Indonesia
Lowest
0 tonnes
Ukraine
Median
92,900 tonnes
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
2,706
What the numbers show
Oil palm production is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 47.08 million tonnes in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 92,900 tonnes, and the mean is 1.66 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 2,510.2%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 45.6%).
Oil palm production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 47.08 million tonnes | 2023 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Malaysia | 18.55 million tonnes | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Thailand | 3.32 million tonnes | 2023 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 1.84 million tonnes | 2023 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 1.46 million tonnes | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 6 | Guatemala | 933,926 tonnes | 2023 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 770,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Honduras | 655,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 637,353 tonnes | 2023 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 562,465 tonnes | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Ecuador | 494,674 tonnes | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 386,700 tonnes | 2023 | up 402.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Cameroon | 320,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Peru | 300,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Ghana | 300,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 300,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 280,463 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 148,622 tonnes | 2023 | up 395.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Gabon | 146,800 tonnes | 2023 | up 292.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 135,200 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 21 | China | 112,877 tonnes | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 22 | Venezuela | 103,346 tonnes | 2023 | up 880.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Benin | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Cambodia | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 216.2% | rising |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 85,800 tonnes | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 26 | Panama | 74,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 2,510.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Angola | 64,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 48,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 30 | Liberia | 45,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 31,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Congo | 27,616 tonnes | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 33 | Togo | 21,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 16,978 tonnes | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Senegal | 14,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Jamaica | 6,500 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,949 tonnes | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 38 | Tanzania | 5,616 tonnes | 2023 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,300 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,870 tonnes | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Gambia | 4,162 tonnes | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 42 | Madagascar | 4,076 tonnes | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Paraguay | 3,810 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 629.6 tonnes | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Suriname | 136.1 tonnes | 2023 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 0 tonnes | 2018 | — | flat |
| 46 | East Timor | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | flat |
| 46 | Ukraine | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Oil palm production is measured in tonnes.