Oil palm fruit yields in Gabon
Gabon: Oil palm fruit yields was 8.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 6.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 23.3% (2023)
- Gas production 5.17 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,037 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 5.17 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2,037 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 54.0% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 18.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 65.9% (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.