Oil palm fruit production in Indonesia
In 2024 Indonesia produced 243 million t of oil palm fruit, the largest total in the world (58.0% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 64%. The record was 252 million t in 2021. Area harvested: 14.3 million ha, yield 17.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 243 million t
- World rank
- 1 of 43
- 10-year change
- +64%
- Record
- 252 million t
- 2021
Oil palm fruit in Indonesia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Indonesia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 58.0%
- 50.0% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 17.0
- world 14.4 (+18%)
- kg per person
- 857
- world 51.3
- 10-year change
- +64%
- world +41%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of oil palm fruit
Share of the world total; Indonesia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 243,000,000 | +1.3% | 14,320,000 | 16.97 |
| 2023 | 240,000,000 | +0.8% | 14,170,000 | 16.94 |
| 2022 | 238,000,000 | −5.6% | 13,940,000 | 17.07 |
| 2021 | 252,000,000 | +11% | 13,670,000 | 18.43 |
| 2020 | 227,000,000 | +4.6% | 13,250,000 | 17.13 |
| 2019 | 217,000,000 | +5.3% | 12,880,000 | 16.85 |
| 2018 | 206,000,000 | +6.7% | 12,200,000 | 16.89 |
| 2017 | 193,000,000 | +20% | 11,000,000 | 17.55 |
| 2016 | 161,000,000 | +1.9% | 9,720,000 | 16.56 |
| 2015 | 158,000,000 | +6.8% | 8,650,000 | 18.27 |
| 2014 | 148,000,000 | +5.0% | 8,150,000 | 18.16 |
| 2013 | 141,000,000 | +6.8% | 7,720,000 | 18.26 |
| 2012 | 132,000,000 | +13% | 6,650,000 | 19.85 |
| 2011 | 117,000,000 | +5.4% | 6,170,000 | 18.96 |
| 2010 | 111,000,000 | +23% | 5,780,000 | 19.20 |
| 2009 | 90,000,000 | +5.9% | 5,000,000 | 18.00 |
| 2008 | 85,000,000 | +9.0% | 4,980,000 | 17.07 |
| 2007 | 78,000,000 | −2.8% | 4,560,000 | 17.11 |
| 2006 | 80,250,000 | +15% | 4,110,000 | 19.53 |
| 2005 | 70,000,000 | +16% | 3,690,000 | 18.97 |
| 2004 | 60,500,000 | +15% | 3,320,000 | 18.22 |
| 2003 | 52,600,000 | +12% | 3,040,000 | 17.30 |
| 2002 | 46,800,000 | +14% | 2,790,000 | 16.77 |
| 2001 | 40,950,000 | +13% | 2,200,000 | 18.61 |
| 2000 | 36,380,000 | +11% | 2,014,000 | 18.06 |
| 1999 | 32,775,000 | +11% | 1,847,000 | 17.74 |
| 1998 | 29,510,000 | +9.6% | 1,795,081 | 16.44 |
| 1997 | 26,930,000 | +10.0% | 1,622,503 | 16.60 |
| 1996 | 24,490,000 | +9.3% | 1,428,350 | 17.15 |
| 1995 | 22,400,000 | +12% | 1,190,000 | 18.82 |
| 1994 | 20,040,000 | +17% | 1,045,000 | 19.18 |
| 1993 | 17,110,000 | +29% | 921,000 | 18.58 |
| 1992 | 13,244,564 | +9.0% | 875,100 | 15.13 |
| 1991 | 12,153,216 | +9.0% | 772,245 | 15.74 |
| 1990 | 11,151,795 | +9.0% | 673,033 | 16.57 |
| 1989 | 10,232,890 | −5.1% | 590,000 | 17.34 |
| 1988 | 10,785,847 | +22% | 535,000 | 20.16 |
| 1987 | 8,859,147 | +15% | 421,600 | 21.01 |
| 1986 | 7,725,000 | +18% | 374,100 | 20.65 |
| 1985 | 6,550,000 | +4.3% | 348,700 | 18.78 |
| 1984 | 6,280,000 | +37% | 296,300 | 21.19 |
| 1983 | 4,600,000 | +7.0% | 255,300 | 18.02 |
| 1982 | 4,300,000 | +13% | 239,700 | 17.94 |
| 1981 | 3,800,000 | +12% | 230,000 | 16.52 |
| 1980 | 3,400,000 | +3.0% | 204,000 | 16.67 |
| 1979 | 3,300,000 | +32% | 200,000 | 16.50 |
| 1978 | 2,500,000 | +4.2% | 180,000 | 13.89 |
| 1977 | 2,400,000 | +4.3% | 140,000 | 17.14 |
| 1976 | 2,300,000 | 0.0% | 130,000 | 17.69 |
| 1975 | 2,300,000 | +15% | 142,000 | 16.20 |
| 1974 | 2,000,000 | +14% | 110,000 | 18.18 |
| 1973 | 1,750,000 | +9.4% | 100,000 | 17.50 |
| 1972 | 1,600,000 | +6.7% | 100,000 | 16.00 |
| 1971 | 1,500,000 | +15% | 95,000 | 15.79 |
| 1970 | 1,300,000 | +8.3% | 100,000 | 13.00 |
| 1969 | 1,200,000 | +20% | 90,000 | 13.33 |
| 1968 | 1,000,000 | +7.2% | 90,000 | 11.11 |
| 1967 | 933,000 | −2.2% | 85,000 | 10.98 |
| 1966 | 954,000 | +6.6% | 85,000 | 11.22 |
| 1965 | 895,000 | −4.0% | 80,000 | 11.19 |
| 1964 | 932,000 | +4.1% | 80,000 | 11.65 |
| 1963 | 895,000 | 0.0% | 75,000 | 11.93 |
| 1962 | 895,000 | −4.3% | 70,000 | 12.79 |
| 1961 | 935,000 | — | 70,000 | 13.36 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of oil palm fruit in Indonesia?
Indonesia produced 243 million t in 2024, 58.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Indonesia rank in the world for production of oil palm fruit?
Indonesia was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of Malaysia.
How has the production of oil palm fruit in Indonesia changed?
It rose by 64% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +41% for the world. The record was 252 million t in 2021.
What is the yield of oil palm fruit in Indonesia?
17.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (243 million t from 14.3 million 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 Indonesia is estimated 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.