Oil palm fruit production in Madagascar
In 2024 Madagascar produced 20,991 t of oil palm fruit, the 41st largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.3%. The record was 24,500 t in 1993. Area harvested: 1,812 ha, yield 11.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 20,991 t
- World rank
- 41 of 43
- 10-year change
- +0.3%
- Record
- 24,500 t
- 1993
Oil palm fruit in Madagascar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Madagascar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 11.6
- world 14.4 (−20%)
- kg per person
- 0.66
- world 51.3
- 10-year change
- +0.3%
- world +41%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Gambia | 35,076 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27,394 | 0.01% |
| 41 | Madagascar | 20,991 | 0.01% |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 6,136 | 0.00% |
| 43 | Suriname | 1,200 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of oil palm fruit
Share of the world total; Madagascar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20,991 | −0.0% | 1,812 | 11.58 |
| 2023 | 21,001 | −0.0% | 1,812 | 11.59 |
| 2022 | 21,011 | +0.2% | 1,812 | 11.60 |
| 2021 | 20,966 | +0.2% | 1,808 | 11.60 |
| 2020 | 20,924 | −0.2% | 1,805 | 11.59 |
| 2019 | 20,959 | −0.3% | 1,807 | 11.60 |
| 2018 | 21,018 | −0.5% | 1,811 | 11.61 |
| 2017 | 21,123 | −0.0% | 1,805 | 11.70 |
| 2016 | 21,133 | +0.3% | 1,807 | 11.70 |
| 2015 | 21,064 | +0.6% | 1,811 | 11.63 |
| 2014 | 20,932 | −1.3% | 1,808 | 11.58 |
| 2013 | 21,200 | −3.6% | 1,850 | 11.46 |
| 2012 | 22,000 | +3.8% | 1,850 | 11.89 |
| 2011 | 21,200 | 0.0% | 1,820 | 11.65 |
| 2010 | 21,200 | +0.5% | 1,820 | 11.65 |
| 2009 | 21,100 | 0.0% | 1,810 | 11.66 |
| 2008 | 21,100 | +0.5% | 1,810 | 11.66 |
| 2007 | 21,000 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 11.67 |
| 2006 | 21,000 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 11.67 |
| 2005 | 21,000 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 11.67 |
| 2004 | 21,000 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 11.67 |
| 2003 | 21,000 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 11.67 |
| 2002 | 21,000 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 11.67 |
| 2001 | 21,000 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 11.67 |
| 2000 | 21,000 | −4.5% | 1,800 | 11.67 |
| 1999 | 22,000 | +4.8% | 1,800 | 12.22 |
| 1998 | 21,000 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 11.67 |
| 1997 | 21,000 | +5.0% | 1,800 | 11.67 |
| 1996 | 20,000 | −7.0% | 1,800 | 11.11 |
| 1995 | 21,500 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 11.94 |
| 1994 | 21,500 | −12% | 1,800 | 11.94 |
| 1993 | 24,500 | +4.3% | 2,000 | 12.25 |
| 1992 | 23,500 | +4.4% | 1,950 | 12.05 |
| 1991 | 22,500 | +2.3% | 1,950 | 11.54 |
| 1990 | 22,000 | +10% | 1,950 | 11.28 |
| 1989 | 20,000 | +8.1% | 1,950 | 10.26 |
| 1988 | 18,500 | +8.8% | 1,600 | 11.56 |
| 1987 | 17,000 | +6.3% | 1,600 | 10.63 |
| 1986 | 16,000 | +3.2% | 1,600 | 10.00 |
| 1985 | 15,500 | +3.3% | 1,450 | 10.69 |
| 1984 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 1,450 | 10.34 |
| 1983 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 1,450 | 10.34 |
| 1982 | 15,000 | +25% | 1,450 | 10.34 |
| 1981 | 12,000 | −2.4% | 1,200 | 10.00 |
| 1980 | 12,300 | +7.0% | 1,200 | 10.25 |
| 1979 | 11,500 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 10.45 |
| 1978 | 11,500 | +0.4% | 1,100 | 10.45 |
| 1977 | 11,450 | +121% | 1,100 | 10.41 |
| 1976 | 5,180 | −62% | 1,000 | 5.18 |
| 1975 | 13,500 | +192% | 1,300 | 10.38 |
| 1974 | 4,630 | +115% | 450 | 10.29 |
| 1973 | 2,150 | — | 250 | 8.60 |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of oil palm fruit in Madagascar?
Madagascar produced 20,991 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Madagascar rank in the world for production of oil palm fruit?
Madagascar ranked 41st 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 Madagascar changed?
It rose by 0.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +41% for the world. The record was 24,500 t in 1993.
What is the yield of oil palm fruit in Madagascar?
11.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (20,991 t from 1,812 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 Madagascar 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.