Oil palm fruit yields in Indonesia

Indonesia: Oil palm fruit yields was 16.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.97 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 44 countries
All-time high
21.19 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
All-time low
10.98 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oil palm fruit yields in Indonesia, 1961–2024

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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 Indonesia stood at 16.97 tonnes per hectare.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Indonesia peaked at 21.19 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 10.98 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.

Indonesia ranks 5th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.95 tonnes per hectare 10.98 tonnes per hectare 13.36 tonnes per hectare 9
1970s 16.19 tonnes per hectare 13 tonnes per hectare 18.18 tonnes per hectare 10
1980s 18.83 tonnes per hectare 16.52 tonnes per hectare 21.19 tonnes per hectare 10
1990s 17.19 tonnes per hectare 15.13 tonnes per hectare 19.18 tonnes per hectare 10
2000s 17.96 tonnes per hectare 16.77 tonnes per hectare 19.53 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 18.05 tonnes per hectare 16.56 tonnes per hectare 19.85 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 17.31 tonnes per hectare 16.94 tonnes per hectare 18.43 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 2 Thailand 18.33 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 3 Guatemala 18.15 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 4 Benin 17.95 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 6 Ecuador 16.87 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 7 Costa Rica 16.4 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 8 Nicaragua 15.36 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil palm fruit yields in Indonesia?
Oil palm fruit yields in Indonesia was 16.97 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 Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 21.19 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.98 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
How does Indonesia rank for oil palm fruit yields?
Indonesia ranks 5th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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

Indicator
Oil palm fruit yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,605 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.