Which Country Produces the Most Oil Palm Fruits?

Based on a comparison of 42 countries in 2022, Indonesia ranked the highest in oil palm fruit production with 256,830 kt followed by Malaysia and Thailand. On the other end of the scale was Suriname with 1.10 kt, Central African Republic with 5.89 kt and Madagascar with 21.0 kt.

Total oil palm fruit production reached 424,587 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.12 % more than in the previous year and 27.2 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total oil palm fruit production reached an all time high of 424,587 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 13,146 kt in 1967. The average annual growth amounted to 5.80 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, Indonesia, accounted for 60.5 % of oil palm fruit production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 86.8 % share while the ten largest countries some 95.1 % in 2022.

Data for more countries are available at Oil Palm Fruit Production indicator page.