Oil palm fruit production in Côte d'Ivoire
In 2024 Côte d'Ivoire produced 2.3 million t of oil palm fruit, the 12th largest in the world (0.55% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 33%. The record was 2.8 million t in 2021. Area harvested: 359,423 ha, yield 6.4 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 2.3 million t
- World rank
- 12 of 43
- 10-year change
- +33%
- Record
- 2.8 million t
- 2021
Oil palm fruit in Côte d'Ivoire, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Côte d'Ivoire compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.55%
- 0.58% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 6.4
- world 14.4 (−56%)
- kg per person
- 72.0
- world 51.3
- 10-year change
- +33%
- world +41%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cameroon | 2,947,380 | 0.70% |
| 11 | Ecuador | 2,651,973 | 0.63% |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,298,985 | 0.55% |
| 13 | DR Congo | 1,953,210 | 0.47% |
| 14 | Honduras | 1,907,400 | 0.46% |
Map of world production of oil palm fruit
Share of the world total; Côte d'Ivoire is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,298,985 | −12% | 359,423 | 6.40 |
| 2023 | 2,605,246 | +4.7% | 422,097 | 6.17 |
| 2022 | 2,489,376 | −9.9% | 400,000 | 6.22 |
| 2021 | 2,762,606 | +18% | 400,000 | 6.91 |
| 2020 | 2,346,698 | −5.6% | 361,918 | 6.48 |
| 2019 | 2,486,704 | +17% | 387,832 | 6.41 |
| 2018 | 2,130,842 | −4.3% | 343,111 | 6.21 |
| 2017 | 2,227,000 | +10% | 354,898 | 6.28 |
| 2016 | 2,019,000 | +12% | 314,294 | 6.42 |
| 2015 | 1,800,000 | +4.5% | 274,000 | 6.57 |
| 2014 | 1,722,766 | −1.2% | 270,000 | 6.38 |
| 2013 | 1,743,775 | −5.2% | 270,000 | 6.46 |
| 2012 | 1,838,540 | +12% | 267,000 | 6.89 |
| 2011 | 1,636,000 | +4.4% | 265,000 | 6.17 |
| 2010 | 1,566,711 | −10% | 260,000 | 6.03 |
| 2009 | 1,748,754 | +23% | 245,000 | 7.14 |
| 2008 | 1,424,043 | +4.7% | 215,000 | 6.62 |
| 2007 | 1,359,470 | +2.3% | 203,006 | 6.70 |
| 2006 | 1,328,443 | +7.8% | 219,233 | 6.06 |
| 2005 | 1,231,754 | −6.0% | 197,156 | 6.25 |
| 2004 | 1,311,035 | +27% | 203,031 | 6.46 |
| 2003 | 1,029,141 | −11% | 171,779 | 5.99 |
| 2002 | 1,160,122 | +17% | 176,297 | 6.58 |
| 2001 | 993,438 | −12% | 163,565 | 6.07 |
| 2000 | 1,133,606 | −14% | 159,000 | 7.13 |
| 1999 | 1,325,400 | +7.9% | 158,282 | 8.37 |
| 1998 | 1,228,200 | +22% | 146,500 | 8.38 |
| 1997 | 1,010,800 | −38% | 134,000 | 7.54 |
| 1996 | 1,642,835 | +13% | 133,000 | 12.35 |
| 1995 | 1,451,360 | −4.6% | 133,641 | 10.86 |
| 1994 | 1,521,701 | +1.2% | 133,706 | 11.38 |
| 1993 | 1,503,020 | +1.5% | 133,693 | 11.24 |
| 1992 | 1,480,940 | +9.0% | 133,965 | 11.05 |
| 1991 | 1,359,131 | +5.7% | 130,000 | 10.45 |
| 1990 | 1,286,430 | +23% | 116,202 | 11.07 |
| 1989 | 1,044,213 | −0.7% | 102,623 | 10.18 |
| 1988 | 1,051,066 | −12% | 101,885 | 10.32 |
| 1987 | 1,189,304 | +4.4% | 89,372 | 13.31 |
| 1986 | 1,138,703 | +25% | 91,033 | 12.51 |
| 1985 | 909,667 | −4.9% | 90,438 | 10.06 |
| 1984 | 956,079 | −1.4% | 89,601 | 10.67 |
| 1983 | 969,403 | −2.2% | 90,852 | 10.67 |
| 1982 | 991,036 | +8.3% | 94,626 | 10.47 |
| 1981 | 914,833 | −16% | 91,151 | 10.04 |
| 1980 | 1,083,260 | +28% | 88,134 | 12.29 |
| 1979 | 849,319 | −8.1% | 80,023 | 10.61 |
| 1978 | 924,407 | +8.1% | 77,362 | 11.95 |
| 1977 | 854,824 | −12% | 74,057 | 11.54 |
| 1976 | 968,570 | +0.6% | 71,693 | 13.51 |
| 1975 | 963,235 | +5.2% | 69,287 | 13.90 |
| 1974 | 915,233 | +34% | 66,502 | 13.76 |
| 1973 | 684,519 | +1.1% | 59,855 | 11.44 |
| 1972 | 677,251 | +26% | 50,810 | 13.33 |
| 1971 | 537,973 | +12% | 50,000 | 10.76 |
| 1970 | 480,445 | +29% | 45,000 | 10.68 |
| 1969 | 373,532 | +6.4% | 45,000 | 8.30 |
| 1968 | 351,117 | +2.6% | 45,000 | 7.80 |
| 1967 | 342,225 | +7.5% | 45,000 | 7.61 |
| 1966 | 318,400 | −3.3% | 45,000 | 7.08 |
| 1965 | 329,300 | +0.6% | 45,000 | 7.32 |
| 1964 | 327,339 | +7.8% | 45,000 | 7.27 |
| 1963 | 303,580 | +0.4% | 45,000 | 6.75 |
| 1962 | 302,424 | +16% | 45,000 | 6.72 |
| 1961 | 261,627 | — | 45,000 | 5.81 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of oil palm fruit in Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire produced 2.3 million t in 2024, 0.55% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Côte d'Ivoire rank in the world for production of oil palm fruit?
Côte d'Ivoire ranked 12th of 43 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Indonesia with 58.0% of the world total.
How has the production of oil palm fruit in Côte d'Ivoire changed?
It rose by 33% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +41% for the world. The record was 2.8 million t in 2021.
What is the yield of oil palm fruit in Côte d'Ivoire?
6.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2.3 million t from 359,423 ha), against a world average of 14.4 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.