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.

Oil palm fruit yields in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Oil palm fruit yields in Indonesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year tonnes per hectare Change
1961 13.36 tonnes per hectare —
1962 12.79 tonnes per hectare -4.3%
1963 11.93 tonnes per hectare -6.7%
1964 11.65 tonnes per hectare -2.4%
1965 11.19 tonnes per hectare -4.0%
1966 11.22 tonnes per hectare +0.3%
1967 10.98 tonnes per hectare -2.2%
1968 11.11 tonnes per hectare +1.2%
1969 13.33 tonnes per hectare +20.0%
1970 13 tonnes per hectare -2.5%
1971 15.79 tonnes per hectare +21.5%
1972 16 tonnes per hectare +1.3%
1973 17.5 tonnes per hectare +9.4%
1974 18.18 tonnes per hectare +3.9%
1975 16.2 tonnes per hectare -10.9%
1976 17.69 tonnes per hectare +9.2%
1977 17.14 tonnes per hectare -3.1%
1978 13.89 tonnes per hectare -19.0%
1979 16.5 tonnes per hectare +18.8%
1980 16.67 tonnes per hectare +1.0%
1981 16.52 tonnes per hectare -0.9%
1982 17.94 tonnes per hectare +8.6%
1983 18.02 tonnes per hectare +0.4%
1984 21.19 tonnes per hectare +17.6%
1985 18.78 tonnes per hectare -11.4%
1986 20.65 tonnes per hectare +9.9%
1987 21.01 tonnes per hectare +1.8%
1988 20.16 tonnes per hectare -4.1%
1989 17.34 tonnes per hectare -14.0%
1990 16.57 tonnes per hectare -4.5%
1991 15.74 tonnes per hectare -5.0%
1992 15.13 tonnes per hectare -3.8%
1993 18.58 tonnes per hectare +22.7%
1994 19.18 tonnes per hectare +3.2%
1995 18.82 tonnes per hectare -1.8%
1996 17.15 tonnes per hectare -8.9%
1997 16.6 tonnes per hectare -3.2%
1998 16.44 tonnes per hectare -1.0%
1999 17.75 tonnes per hectare +7.9%
2000 18.06 tonnes per hectare +1.8%
2001 18.61 tonnes per hectare +3.0%
2002 16.77 tonnes per hectare -9.9%
2003 17.3 tonnes per hectare +3.2%
2004 18.22 tonnes per hectare +5.3%
2005 18.97 tonnes per hectare +4.1%
2006 19.53 tonnes per hectare +2.9%
2007 17.11 tonnes per hectare -12.4%
2008 17.07 tonnes per hectare -0.2%
2009 18 tonnes per hectare +5.5%
2010 19.2 tonnes per hectare +6.7%
2011 18.96 tonnes per hectare -1.3%
2012 19.85 tonnes per hectare +4.7%
2013 18.26 tonnes per hectare -8.0%
2014 18.16 tonnes per hectare -0.6%
2015 18.27 tonnes per hectare +0.6%
2016 16.56 tonnes per hectare -9.3%
2017 17.55 tonnes per hectare +5.9%
2018 16.89 tonnes per hectare -3.8%
2019 16.85 tonnes per hectare -0.2%
2020 17.13 tonnes per hectare +1.7%
2021 18.43 tonnes per hectare +7.6%
2022 17.07 tonnes per hectare -7.4%
2023 16.94 tonnes per hectare -0.8%
2024 16.97 tonnes per hectare +0.2%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 16.97 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 16.97 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.81 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)

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

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