Oil palm fruit yields in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Oil palm fruit yields was 13.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.8 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 44 countries
All-time high
16.67 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
13.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Oil palm fruit yields in Dominican Republic, 1989–2024
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 Dominican Republic stood at 13.8 tonnes per hectare. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Dominican Republic peaked at 16.67 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.8 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 14th 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 36 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit yields in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1990 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 14.38 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 14.22 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 15.11 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 14.68 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 14.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.52 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 14.49 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.93 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.91 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.87 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.86 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 13.82 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 13.8 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 13.8 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.78 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.36 tonnes per hectare | 14.2 tonnes per hectare | 14.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.99 tonnes per hectare | 13.91 tonnes per hectare | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.84 tonnes per hectare | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | 13.87 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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- 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 16.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Dominican Republic?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Dominican Republic was 13.8 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 16.67 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Dominican Republic ranks 14th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.