Oil palm fruit production in Ghana
In 2024 Ghana produced 3.2 million t of oil palm fruit, the 9th largest in the world (0.77% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 31%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 435,934 ha, yield 7.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3.2 million t
- World rank
- 9 of 43
- 10-year change
- +31%
- Record
- 3.2 million t
- 2024
Oil palm fruit in Ghana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Ghana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.77%
- 0.83% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 7.4
- world 14.4 (−49%)
- kg per person
- 93.3
- world 51.3
- 10-year change
- +31%
- world +41%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 3,513,072 | 0.84% |
| 8 | Brazil | 3,222,018 | 0.77% |
| 9 | Ghana | 3,210,394 | 0.77% |
| 10 | Cameroon | 2,947,380 | 0.70% |
| 11 | Ecuador | 2,651,973 | 0.63% |
Map of world production of oil palm fruit
Share of the world total; Ghana is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,210,394 | +3.6% | 435,934 | 7.36 |
| 2023 | 3,100,000 | +6.9% | 425,263 | 7.29 |
| 2022 | 2,900,000 | +3.6% | 401,916 | 7.22 |
| 2021 | 2,799,736 | +3.4% | 394,698 | 7.09 |
| 2020 | 2,707,530 | +3.9% | 386,503 | 7.01 |
| 2019 | 2,605,833 | +2.4% | 372,777 | 6.99 |
| 2018 | 2,543,860 | +2.3% | 366,728 | 6.94 |
| 2017 | 2,485,557 | +1.7% | 361,082 | 6.88 |
| 2016 | 2,443,000 | 0.0% | 349,040 | 7.00 |
| 2015 | 2,443,000 | −0.0% | 349,040 | 7.00 |
| 2014 | 2,443,270 | +5.0% | 349,040 | 7.00 |
| 2013 | 2,326,920 | +6.0% | 318,760 | 7.30 |
| 2012 | 2,196,100 | +3.3% | 387,000 | 5.67 |
| 2011 | 2,125,600 | +6.1% | 354,577 | 5.99 |
| 2010 | 2,004,300 | −4.7% | 360,000 | 5.57 |
| 2009 | 2,103,600 | +11% | 352,800 | 5.96 |
| 2008 | 1,896,760 | +13% | 337,800 | 5.62 |
| 2007 | 1,684,500 | −20% | 299,900 | 5.62 |
| 2006 | 2,097,400 | +3.6% | 333,000 | 6.30 |
| 2005 | 2,024,600 | +3.5% | 325,200 | 6.23 |
| 2004 | 1,955,300 | +22% | 317,600 | 6.16 |
| 2003 | 1,600,000 | +45% | 240,000 | 6.67 |
| 2002 | 1,100,000 | −0.2% | 180,000 | 6.11 |
| 2001 | 1,102,087 | +3.3% | 180,000 | 6.12 |
| 2000 | 1,066,426 | +3.3% | 160,000 | 6.67 |
| 1999 | 1,031,919 | +1.0% | 160,000 | 6.45 |
| 1998 | 1,022,010 | +7.0% | 160,000 | 6.39 |
| 1997 | 955,505 | −2.9% | 150,000 | 6.37 |
| 1996 | 984,394 | +9.2% | 150,000 | 6.56 |
| 1995 | 901,170 | +2.5% | 140,000 | 6.44 |
| 1994 | 879,278 | +1.1% | 135,000 | 6.51 |
| 1993 | 870,000 | 0.0% | 135,000 | 6.44 |
| 1992 | 870,000 | +2.4% | 135,000 | 6.44 |
| 1991 | 850,000 | 0.0% | 130,000 | 6.54 |
| 1990 | 850,000 | −1.2% | 130,000 | 6.54 |
| 1989 | 860,000 | +23% | 130,000 | 6.62 |
| 1988 | 700,000 | +9.4% | 110,000 | 6.36 |
| 1987 | 640,000 | 0.0% | 100,000 | 6.40 |
| 1986 | 640,000 | −0.5% | 100,000 | 6.40 |
| 1985 | 643,000 | −16% | 98,000 | 6.56 |
| 1984 | 768,000 | −14% | 123,000 | 6.24 |
| 1983 | 889,400 | 0.0% | 143,300 | 6.21 |
| 1982 | 889,400 | −0.1% | 143,300 | 6.21 |
| 1981 | 890,000 | −2.6% | 143,300 | 6.21 |
| 1980 | 914,000 | −9.7% | 145,700 | 6.27 |
| 1979 | 1,012,000 | +8.2% | 169,900 | 5.96 |
| 1978 | 935,000 | +27% | 150,000 | 6.23 |
| 1977 | 739,000 | −18% | 140,000 | 5.28 |
| 1976 | 901,000 | −0.0% | 143,300 | 6.29 |
| 1975 | 901,300 | −1.7% | 143,700 | 6.27 |
| 1974 | 916,500 | +17% | 146,100 | 6.27 |
| 1973 | 782,000 | +10.0% | 124,600 | 6.28 |
| 1972 | 711,000 | +2.2% | 113,300 | 6.28 |
| 1971 | 696,000 | 0.0% | 110,900 | 6.28 |
| 1970 | 696,000 | +16% | 110,900 | 6.28 |
| 1969 | 600,000 | 0.0% | 100,000 | 6.00 |
| 1968 | 600,000 | 0.0% | 100,000 | 6.00 |
| 1967 | 600,000 | +9.1% | 90,900 | 6.60 |
| 1966 | 550,000 | 0.0% | 89,000 | 6.18 |
| 1965 | 550,000 | +10% | 88,900 | 6.19 |
| 1964 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 85,000 | 5.88 |
| 1963 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 60,000 | 8.33 |
| 1962 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 60,000 | 8.33 |
| 1961 | 500,000 | — | 60,000 | 8.33 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of oil palm fruit in Ghana?
Ghana produced 3.2 million t in 2024, 0.77% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Ghana rank in the world for production of oil palm fruit?
Ghana ranked 9th 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 Ghana changed?
It rose by 31% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +41% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of oil palm fruit in Ghana?
7.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3.2 million t from 435,934 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 Ghana 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.