Oil palm production in Cambodia
Cambodia: Oil palm production was 100,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oil palm production in Cambodia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, oil palm production in Cambodia stood at 100,000 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 216.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm production in Cambodia peaked at 100,000 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,594 tonnes, in 2011.
That places Cambodia 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Oil palm production in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31,607 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 31,594 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 31,604 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31,623 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 31,607 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 38,090 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 40,000 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 70,000 tonnes | +75.0% |
| 2018 | 70,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 85,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 95,000 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 97,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 100,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 100,000 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100,000 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 100,000 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 135,200 tonnes, 74% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil palm production in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +75.0% | 40,000 tonnes | 70,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46,012 tonnes | 31,594 tonnes | 84,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,250 tonnes | 85,000 tonnes | 100,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More energy & mining data for Cambodia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 16.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm production in Cambodia?
- Oil palm production in Cambodia was 100,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm production recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest oil palm production recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,594 tonnes in 2011.
- How does Cambodia rank for oil palm production?
- Cambodia ranks 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil palm production rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil palm production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Oil palm production is measured in tonnes.