Oil palm fruit production in Equatorial Guinea
In 2024 Equatorial Guinea produced 40,363 t of oil palm fruit, the 38th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 12%. The record was 42,235 t in 2019. Area harvested: 3,945 ha, yield 10.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 40,363 t
- World rank
- 38 of 43
- 10-year change
- +12%
- Record
- 42,235 t
- 2019
Oil palm fruit in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Equatorial Guinea compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 10.2
- world 14.4 (−29%)
- kg per person
- 21.3
- world 51.3
- 10-year change
- +12%
- world +41%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 80,760 | 0.02% |
| 37 | Tanzania | 78,693 | 0.02% |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 40,363 | 0.01% |
| 39 | Gambia | 35,076 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27,394 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of oil palm fruit
Share of the world total; Equatorial Guinea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40,363 | −0.4% | 3,945 | 10.23 |
| 2023 | 40,524 | −0.4% | 3,964 | 10.22 |
| 2022 | 40,667 | −2.8% | 3,982 | 10.21 |
| 2021 | 41,821 | −0.4% | 4,104 | 10.19 |
| 2020 | 42,000 | −0.6% | 4,125 | 10.18 |
| 2019 | 42,235 | +5.3% | 4,148 | 10.18 |
| 2018 | 40,099 | +6.0% | 3,943 | 10.17 |
| 2017 | 37,815 | +6.8% | 3,726 | 10.15 |
| 2016 | 35,399 | −0.6% | 3,490 | 10.14 |
| 2015 | 35,622 | −1.3% | 3,512 | 10.14 |
| 2014 | 36,078 | +0.2% | 3,533 | 10.21 |
| 2013 | 36,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.29 |
| 2012 | 36,000 | +2.9% | 3,500 | 10.29 |
| 2011 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2010 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2009 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2008 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2007 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2006 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2005 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2004 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2003 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2002 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2001 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 2000 | 35,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 1999 | 35,000 | +1.4% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 1998 | 34,500 | −1.4% | 3,400 | 10.15 |
| 1997 | 35,000 | −5.4% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 1996 | 37,000 | +2.8% | 3,600 | 10.28 |
| 1995 | 36,000 | −4.0% | 3,600 | 10.00 |
| 1994 | 37,500 | −2.6% | 3,600 | 10.42 |
| 1993 | 38,500 | −1.3% | 3,700 | 10.41 |
| 1992 | 39,000 | −2.5% | 3,700 | 10.54 |
| 1991 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 3,700 | 10.81 |
| 1990 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 3,700 | 10.81 |
| 1989 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 3,700 | 10.81 |
| 1988 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 3,700 | 10.81 |
| 1987 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 3,700 | 10.81 |
| 1986 | 40,000 | +2.6% | 3,700 | 10.81 |
| 1985 | 39,000 | −4.9% | 3,700 | 10.54 |
| 1984 | 41,000 | +5.1% | 3,700 | 11.08 |
| 1983 | 39,000 | +2.6% | 3,700 | 10.54 |
| 1982 | 38,000 | +2.7% | 3,700 | 10.27 |
| 1981 | 37,000 | 0.0% | 3,700 | 10.00 |
| 1980 | 37,000 | +2.8% | 3,700 | 10.00 |
| 1979 | 36,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 10.29 |
| 1978 | 36,000 | +2.9% | 3,500 | 10.29 |
| 1977 | 35,000 | +2.9% | 3,500 | 10.00 |
| 1976 | 34,000 | +7.9% | 3,500 | 9.71 |
| 1975 | 31,500 | −1.6% | 3,100 | 10.16 |
| 1974 | 32,000 | +1.6% | 3,100 | 10.32 |
| 1973 | 31,500 | +1.6% | 3,100 | 10.16 |
| 1972 | 31,000 | +3.3% | 3,100 | 10.00 |
| 1971 | 30,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 10.00 |
| 1970 | 30,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 10.00 |
| 1969 | 30,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 10.00 |
| 1968 | 30,000 | +5.3% | 3,000 | 10.00 |
| 1967 | 28,500 | +1.8% | 3,000 | 9.50 |
| 1966 | 28,000 | −8.2% | 3,000 | 9.33 |
| 1965 | 30,500 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 10.17 |
| 1964 | 30,500 | +20% | 3,000 | 10.17 |
| 1963 | 25,500 | +4.1% | 2,500 | 10.20 |
| 1962 | 24,500 | +6.5% | 2,400 | 10.21 |
| 1961 | 23,000 | — | 2,300 | 10.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of oil palm fruit in Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea produced 40,363 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Equatorial Guinea rank in the world for production of oil palm fruit?
Equatorial Guinea ranked 38th 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 Equatorial Guinea changed?
It rose by 12% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +41% for the world. The record was 42,235 t in 2019.
What is the yield of oil palm fruit in Equatorial Guinea?
10.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (40,363 t from 3,945 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; the 2024 figure for Equatorial Guinea is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.