FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Oil palm fruit production in China
In 2024 China produced 667,212 t of oil palm fruit, the 20th largest in the world (0.16% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.3%. The record was 720,000 t in 1985. Area harvested: 50,672 ha, yield 13.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 667,212 t
- World rank
- 20 of 43
- 10-year change
- −1.3%
- Record
- 720,000 t
- 1985
Oil palm fruit in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 667,212 | +0.0% | 50,672 | 13.17 |
| 2023 | 666,998 | +0.0% | 50,554 | 13.19 |
| 2022 | 666,783 | −0.1% | 50,437 | 13.22 |
| 2021 | 667,578 | −0.3% | 50,383 | 13.25 |
| 2020 | 669,459 | +0.1% | 50,571 | 13.24 |
| 2019 | 668,725 | +0.2% | 50,413 | 13.26 |
| 2018 | 667,283 | +0.3% | 50,057 | 13.33 |
| 2017 | 665,381 | +0.0% | 49,407 | 13.47 |
| 2016 | 665,110 | −0.2% | 49,416 | 13.46 |
| 2015 | 666,329 | −1.4% | 49,576 | 13.44 |
| 2014 | 675,888 | +0.9% | 50,352 | 13.42 |
| 2013 | 670,000 | +1.5% | 50,000 | 13.40 |
| 2012 | 660,000 | +1.5% | 49,000 | 13.47 |
| 2011 | 650,000 | −1.5% | 48,000 | 13.54 |
| 2010 | 660,000 | −1.5% | 47,000 | 14.04 |
| 2009 | 670,000 | +0.3% | 50,000 | 13.40 |
| 2008 | 668,000 | +0.5% | 48,000 | 13.92 |
| 2007 | 665,000 | +2.3% | 48,000 | 13.85 |
| 2006 | 650,000 | −3.7% | 45,000 | 14.44 |
| 2005 | 675,000 | 0.0% | 47,000 | 14.36 |
| 2004 | 675,000 | +0.7% | 47,000 | 14.36 |
| 2003 | 670,000 | +1.5% | 47,000 | 14.26 |
| 2002 | 660,000 | +1.5% | 47,000 | 14.04 |
| 2001 | 650,000 | +1.6% | 47,000 | 13.83 |
| 2000 | 640,000 | +1.6% | 45,000 | 14.22 |
| 1999 | 630,000 | +1.3% | 43,000 | 14.65 |
| 1998 | 622,000 | +1.1% | 43,000 | 14.47 |
| 1997 | 615,000 | +1.2% | 42,000 | 14.64 |
| 1996 | 608,000 | +1.3% | 42,000 | 14.48 |
| 1995 | 600,000 | 0.0% | 41,000 | 14.63 |
| 1994 | 600,000 | 0.0% | 41,000 | 14.63 |
| 1993 | 600,000 | +4.3% | 41,000 | 14.63 |
| 1992 | 575,000 | +2.7% | 41,000 | 14.02 |
| 1991 | 560,000 | +5.7% | 41,000 | 13.66 |
| 1990 | 530,000 | −13% | 43,000 | 12.33 |
| 1989 | 610,000 | −4.7% | 47,000 | 12.98 |
| 1988 | 640,000 | −4.5% | 50,500 | 12.67 |
| 1987 | 670,000 | −6.9% | 50,500 | 13.27 |
| 1986 | 720,000 | 0.0% | 53,000 | 13.58 |
| 1985 | 720,000 | +30% | 55,000 | 13.09 |
| 1984 | 552,000 | −2.1% | — | — |
| 1983 | 564,000 | +4.4% | — | — |
| 1982 | 540,000 | +9.8% | — | — |
| 1981 | 492,000 | +2.5% | — | — |
| 1980 | 480,000 | −7.0% | — | — |
| 1979 | 516,000 | +2.4% | — | — |
| 1978 | 504,000 | +5.0% | — | — |
| 1977 | 480,000 | −2.4% | — | — |
| 1976 | 492,000 | +5.1% | — | — |
| 1975 | 468,000 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1974 | 468,000 | +2.6% | — | — |
| 1973 | 456,000 | +2.7% | — | — |
| 1972 | 444,000 | +16% | — | — |
| 1971 | 384,000 | +14% | — | — |
| 1970 | 336,000 | +12% | — | — |
| 1969 | 300,000 | +14% | — | — |
| 1968 | 264,000 | +22% | — | — |
| 1967 | 216,000 | +20% | — | — |
| 1966 | 180,000 | +50% | — | — |
| 1965 | 120,000 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1964 | 120,000 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1963 | 120,000 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1962 | 120,000 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1961 | 120,000 | — | — | — |
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.