Oil palm production in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Oil palm production was 5,300 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oil palm production in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023
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 Equatorial Guinea stood at 5,300 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm production in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6,017 tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,100 tonnes, in 1961.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,610 tonnes | 3,100 tonnes | 4,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,330 tonnes | 4,000 tonnes | 4,700 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,970 tonnes | 4,800 tonnes | 5,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,677 tonnes | 4,300 tonnes | 5,370 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,195 tonnes | 4,551 tonnes | 6,017 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,383 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 5,510 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,350 tonnes | 5,300 tonnes | 5,400 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 36 Jamaica 6,500 tonnes compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 5,949 tonnes compare
- 38 Tanzania 5,616 tonnes compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 4,870 tonnes compare
- 41 Gambia 4,162 tonnes compare
- 42 Madagascar 4,076 tonnes compare
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- Fuel imports 2.7% (1983)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (1983)
- Gas production 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.7% (1983)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 10.6% (2023)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 14,416 cubic meters (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 26 billion cubic meters (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm production in Equatorial Guinea?
- Oil palm production in Equatorial Guinea was 5,300 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,017 tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest oil palm production recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,100 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for oil palm production?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil palm production rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.