Oil palm fruit yields in Thailand
Thailand: Oil palm fruit yields was 18.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil palm fruit yields in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 18.33 tonnes per hectare for oil palm fruit yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Thailand peaked at 20.6 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.79 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 2nd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.34 tonnes per hectare | 8.36 tonnes per hectare | 12.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.81 tonnes per hectare | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | 15.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.46 tonnes per hectare | 14.53 tonnes per hectare | 20.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.26 tonnes per hectare | 15.19 tonnes per hectare | 20.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.09 tonnes per hectare | 17.27 tonnes per hectare | 18.94 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More energy & mining data for Thailand
- Fuel imports 16.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.8% (2024)
- Gas production 293.73 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 4,101 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 293.73 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 4,101 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 3.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 72.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Thailand?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Thailand was 18.33 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.79 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Thailand ranks 2nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.