Oil palm fruit yields in Honduras
Honduras: Oil palm fruit yields was 10.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.22 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
26th
of 44 countries
All-time high
19.98 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
All-time low
3.33 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Oil palm fruit yields in Honduras, 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
Honduras recorded 10.22 tonnes per hectare for oil palm fruit yields in 2024.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Honduras peaked at 19.98 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.33 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Honduras ranks 26th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 8.43 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 8.77 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1966 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 9.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 8.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1976 | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -38.2% |
| 1978 | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 7.65 tonnes per hectare | +80.7% |
| 1983 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 12.62 tonnes per hectare | +51.4% |
| 1985 | 13.96 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 14.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 14.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 13.9 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 14.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 14.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 12.84 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 13.37 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 17.92 tonnes per hectare | +34.0% |
| 1994 | 13.25 tonnes per hectare | -26.0% |
| 1995 | 14.96 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 17.36 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 19.98 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 18.47 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 18.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 13.11 tonnes per hectare | -27.9% |
| 2002 | 14.24 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 15.24 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 12.97 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 17.76 tonnes per hectare | +36.9% |
| 2007 | 16.6 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 15.4 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 15.79 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16.84 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 16.97 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.44 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 14.35 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 12.56 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 11.69 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 13.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 12.3 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 9.79 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 8.83 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 10.22 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1 tonnes per hectare, 92% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 10.22 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 71% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil palm fruit yields in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +80.7% | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 7.65 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | 8.1 tonnes per hectare | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.72 tonnes per hectare | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 14.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.82 tonnes per hectare | 12.84 tonnes per hectare | 19.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.31 tonnes per hectare | 12.97 tonnes per hectare | 18.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.37 tonnes per hectare | 11.69 tonnes per hectare | 17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | 8.83 tonnes per hectare | 11.79 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 -1.15 % 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 17.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Honduras?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Honduras was 10.22 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 19.98 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Honduras rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Honduras ranks 26th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.