Oil palm fruit yields in Indonesia
Indonesia: Oil palm fruit yields was 16.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil palm fruit yields in Indonesia, 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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.