Oil palm fruit yields in Cambodia
Cambodia: Oil palm fruit yields was 10.49 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oil palm fruit yields in Cambodia, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 10.49 tonnes per hectare for oil palm fruit yields in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Cambodia peaked at 12.23 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.49 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit yields in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.23 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1992 | 12.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 12.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 12.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 12.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 12.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 12.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 12.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 12.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 11.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 11.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.93 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.73 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.66 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 11.58 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.51 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.89 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 10.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 10.49 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1 tonnes per hectare, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 10.49 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.81 tonnes per hectare, 82% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.13 tonnes per hectare | 12.03 tonnes per hectare | 12.23 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.81 tonnes per hectare | 11.51 tonnes per hectare | 12.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 tonnes per hectare | 10.81 tonnes per hectare | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | 10.74 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 16.52 % 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 13.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Cambodia?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Cambodia was 10.49 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.23 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.49 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Cambodia ranks 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.