Oil palm production in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Oil palm production was 5,300 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5,300 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 48 countries
All-time high
6,017 tonnes
in 2008
All-time low
3,100 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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.
Oil palm production in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,100 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 3,300 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 3,100 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 3,209 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 3,783 tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1966 | 4,000 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,100 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4,200 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 4,300 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 4,200 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 4,500 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 4,600 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 4,700 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 4,700 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,800 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 4,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,900 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 5,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 5,200 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 5,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,370 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 4,704 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 4,900 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 4,800 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 4,700 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 4,500 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 4,600 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 4,400 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 4,300 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 4,500 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 4,551 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4,570 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4,807 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 4,921 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 5,102 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 5,265 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 5,479 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 5,992 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 6,017 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5,250 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 5,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,500 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 5,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,494 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,444 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5,480 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5,500 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,510 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,400 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 5,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,300 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 5,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 5,300 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 223,400 tonnes, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 5,300 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36,308 tonnes, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -13.82 % 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 2.7% (1983)
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.