Oil palm production in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Oil palm production was 48,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oil palm production in Dominican Republic, 1989–2023
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 Dominican Republic is 48,000 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm production in Dominican Republic peaked at 55,000 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,600 tonnes, in 1989.
That places Dominican Republic 29th 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 35 years of available data.
Oil palm production in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2,600 tonnes | — |
| 1990 | 8,800 tonnes | +238.5% |
| 1991 | 13,200 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 16,300 tonnes | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 20,000 tonnes | +22.7% |
| 1994 | 23,000 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 24,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 25,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 25,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23,500 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 26,000 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 26,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25,200 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 27,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 27,600 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 29,000 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 31,000 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 32,000 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 35,000 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 38,000 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 41,000 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 44,000 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 45,000 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 46,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 47,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 50,000 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 52,000 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 52,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53,000 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55,000 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 51,000 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 40,000 tonnes | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 45,000 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 48,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 48,000 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 223,400 tonnes, 21% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 48,000 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 280,463 tonnes, 17% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil palm production in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +238.5% | 2,600 tonnes | 8,800 tonnes |
| 1991 | +50.0% | 8,800 tonnes | 13,200 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,600 tonnes | 2,600 tonnes | 2,600 tonnes | 1 |
| 1990s | 20,380 tonnes | 8,800 tonnes | 25,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,680 tonnes | 25,200 tonnes | 38,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,500 tonnes | 41,000 tonnes | 55,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,000 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 51,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More energy & mining data for Dominican Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.98 % 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 16.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm production in Dominican Republic?
- Oil palm production in Dominican Republic was 48,000 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 55,000 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest oil palm production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,600 tonnes in 1989.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for oil palm production?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil palm production rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.