Oil palm production in Congo
Congo: Oil palm production was 27,616 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27,616 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
32nd
of 48 countries
All-time high
28,304 tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
6,592 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oil palm production in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil palm production in Congo is 27,616 tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm production in Congo peaked at 28,304 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,592 tonnes, in 1961.
Congo ranks 32nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oil palm production in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,592 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 7,100 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 8,750 tonnes | +23.2% |
| 1964 | 9,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 10,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 11,000 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 12,000 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 13,700 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 14,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 15,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15,300 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 15,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15,600 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 15,700 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 16,000 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 16,500 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 17,722 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 16,000 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 15,000 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 15,400 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 16,000 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 16,100 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 16,700 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 15,700 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 16,100 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 16,700 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 16,891 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 16,962 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 18,900 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 15,000 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 18,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 19,000 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 24,500 tonnes | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 25,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 25,106 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25,200 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25,450 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 25,550 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25,850 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 25,950 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26,043 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27,021 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 27,192 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 27,486 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 27,780 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 27,004 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 27,575 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 28,304 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 27,572 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 27,616 tonnes | +0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 27,616 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100,000 tonnes, 28% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Congo's 27,616 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36,308 tonnes, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil palm production in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +28.9% | 19,000 tonnes | 24,500 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,238 tonnes | 6,592 tonnes | 14,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,300 tonnes | 14,000 tonnes | 15,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,470 tonnes | 15,000 tonnes | 16,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,142 tonnes | 15,000 tonnes | 17,722 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,456 tonnes | 15,000 tonnes | 25,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,533 tonnes | 25,450 tonnes | 27,780 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,766 tonnes | 27,572 tonnes | 28,304 tonnes | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Congo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.13 % 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 5.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm production in Congo?
- Oil palm production in Congo was 27,616 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 28,304 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest oil palm production recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,592 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for oil palm production?
- Congo ranks 32nd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil palm production rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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Oil palm production is measured in tonnes.