Oil palm fruit yields in Brazil
Brazil: Oil palm fruit yields was 14.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.52 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 44 countries
All-time high
14.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
7.59 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Oil palm fruit yields in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 10.87 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 11.25 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 11.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 10.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 10.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 10.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 10.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 10.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 10.34 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 10.32 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 10.61 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 10.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 10.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 10.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 10.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 10.74 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 10.69 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 10.95 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 10.72 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 9.94 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 7.59 tonnes per hectare | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 9.42 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 10.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 9.83 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 8.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 9.12 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 9.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.44 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 10.39 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 10.28 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.51 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 10.52 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 10.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.8 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.15 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 11.93 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.97 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 11.48 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 11.01 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 11.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 11.96 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 14.66 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 13.93 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 14.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 14.65 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 14.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 14.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 14.52 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 14.52 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
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 |
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- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.