Oil palm fruit yields in Brazil
Brazil: Oil palm fruit yields was 14.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil palm fruit yields in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, oil palm fruit yields in Brazil stood at 14.52 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Brazil peaked at 14.71 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.59 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Brazil ranks 11th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 11.25 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.65 tonnes per hectare | 10.45 tonnes per hectare | 10.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.29 tonnes per hectare | 7.59 tonnes per hectare | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.21 tonnes per hectare | 8.29 tonnes per hectare | 12.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.39 tonnes per hectare | 10.97 tonnes per hectare | 14.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 tonnes per hectare | 14.22 tonnes per hectare | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 12.2% (2025)
- Gas production 265.68 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 265.68 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 16.1% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 15.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 50.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Brazil?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Brazil was 14.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024, 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 fruit yields recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 14.71 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.59 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Brazil rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Brazil ranks 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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 fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.