Oil palm fruit yields by country
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.
Countries reporting
44
Highest
19.77 tonnes per hectare
Malaysia
Lowest
2 tonnes per hectare
Suriname
Median
11.1 tonnes per hectare
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
2,605
What the numbers show
Oil palm fruit yields is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 19.77 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia; the lowest is 2 tonnes per hectare in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.1 tonnes per hectare, and the mean is 11.43 tonnes per hectare.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 45.2%), and the largest decrease in Solomon Islands (down 48.1%).
Oil palm fruit yields: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 19.77 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 18.33 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 3 | Guatemala | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 4 | Benin | 17.95 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 16.97 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ecuador | 16.87 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 16.4 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 15.36 tonnes per hectare | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 9 | Colombia | 15.3 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 14.69 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 14.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 14.26 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 13 | Tanzania | 14.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 15 | China | 13.17 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 16 | Cameroon | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.86 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 18 | Congo | 12.47 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 12.46 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 11.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | Venezuela | 11.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 10.91 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 24 | Cambodia | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Honduras | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 27 | Panama | 10.12 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Burundi | 10 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 29 | Gambia | 9.98 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Liberia | 9.79 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 9.48 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 33 | Gabon | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 34 | Togo | 8.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 37 | Solomon Islands | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 38 | Philippines | 7.64 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 7.36 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 42 | Guinea | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Nigeria | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 44 | Suriname | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.