Oil palm fruit yields in Gabon
Gabon: Oil palm fruit yields was 8.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.92 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
33rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
10.18 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
All-time low
4.95 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Oil palm fruit yields in Gabon, 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
Gabon recorded 8.92 tonnes per hectare for oil palm fruit yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Gabon peaked at 10.18 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.95 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Gabon ranks 33rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit yields in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1965 | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | +43.2% |
| 1966 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 8.29 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1970 | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 6 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 9.62 tonnes per hectare | +41.4% |
| 1987 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 8.85 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | -29.3% |
| 1990 | 9.58 tonnes per hectare | +53.3% |
| 1991 | 9.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 9.37 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 9.43 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 9.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 8.75 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 8.9 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 8.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.96 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.97 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.97 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.98 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.98 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.89 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 8.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 8.92 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 62% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 8.92 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.89 tonnes per hectare, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil palm fruit yields in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +53.3% | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | 9.58 tonnes per hectare |
| 1965 | +43.2% | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 7.09 tonnes per hectare |
| 1986 | +41.4% | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | 9.62 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | -29.3% | 8.85 tonnes per hectare | 6.25 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 8.29 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.34 tonnes per hectare | 6 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.24 tonnes per hectare | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | 8.9 tonnes per hectare | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.96 tonnes per hectare | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | 8.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.91 tonnes per hectare | 8.89 tonnes per hectare | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 30 Liberia 9.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 31 Central African Republic 9.48 tonnes per hectare compare
- 32 Paraguay 9.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 34 Togo 8.52 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 8.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 7.79 tonnes per hectare compare
More energy & mining data for Gabon
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.39 % 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 6.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Gabon?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Gabon was 8.92 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.18 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Gabon rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Gabon ranks 33rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.