Oil palm fruit yields in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Oil palm fruit yields was 6.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.4 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
41st
of 44 countries
All-time high
13.9 tonnes per hectare
in 1975
All-time low
5.81 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Oil palm fruit yields in Cote d'Ivoire, 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
The most recent figure for oil palm fruit yields in Cote d'Ivoire is 6.4 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 13.9 tonnes per hectare in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.81 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 41st out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit yields in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 6.72 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 7.61 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 8.3 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 10.68 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1971 | 10.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | +23.9% |
| 1973 | 11.44 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1974 | 13.76 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 1975 | 13.9 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 13.51 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 11.54 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 11.95 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 10.61 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 12.29 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 10.04 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1982 | 10.47 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.06 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 12.51 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1987 | 13.31 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 10.32 tonnes per hectare | -22.5% |
| 1989 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 11.07 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 10.45 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 11.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 11.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 12.35 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 7.54 tonnes per hectare | -38.9% |
| 1998 | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 8.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 6.38 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.91 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 6.4 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 6.4 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.89 tonnes per hectare, 65% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.18 tonnes per hectare | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 8.3 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.15 tonnes per hectare | 10.61 tonnes per hectare | 13.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.05 tonnes per hectare | 10.04 tonnes per hectare | 13.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.27 tonnes per hectare | 7.54 tonnes per hectare | 12.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 tonnes per hectare | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | 6.91 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 -0.5401 % 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 26.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Cote d'Ivoire was 6.4 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 41st out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.