> In 2024 Mexico produced 1.5 million t of oil palm fruit, the 16th largest in the world (0.35% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 116%.

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# Oil palm fruit production in Mexico

In 2024 Mexico produced 1.5 million t of oil palm fruit, the 16th largest in the world (0.35% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 116%. The record was 1.7 million t in 2022. Area harvested: 102,610 ha, yield 14.3 t/ha.

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Production, 20241.5 million t
World rank16 of 43
10-year change+116%
Record1.7 million t2022

## Oil palm fruit in Mexico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Mexico compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.35%0.23% in 2014
Yield, t/ha14.3world 14.4 (−1.1%)
kg per person11.2world 51.3
10-year change+116%world +41%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14 | [Honduras](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/honduras/) | 1,907,400 | 0.46% |
| 15 | [Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/peru/) | 1,469,057 | 0.35% |
| 16 | **Mexico** | 1,463,244 | 0.35% |
| 17 | [Costa Rica](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/costa-rica/) | 1,225,774 | 0.29% |
| 18 | [Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/guinea/) | 891,909 | 0.21% |

[Full ranking of 43 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/)

### Map of world production of oil palm fruit

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Mexico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,463,244 | +5.1% | 102,610 | 14.26 |
| 2023 | 1,392,672 | −19% | 101,633 | 13.70 |
| 2022 | 1,719,178 | +7.4% | 98,132 | 17.52 |
| 2021 | 1,600,559 | +1.9% | 115,238 | 13.89 |
| 2020 | 1,571,231 | +32% | 114,938 | 13.67 |
| 2019 | 1,194,210 | +21% | 85,530 | 13.96 |
| 2018 | 983,676 | +13% | 72,841 | 13.50 |
| 2017 | 873,518 | +16% | 65,805 | 13.27 |
| 2016 | 755,222 | +13% | 58,609 | 12.89 |
| 2015 | 666,238 | −1.9% | 54,601 | 12.20 |
| 2014 | 678,935 | +20% | 50,868 | 13.35 |
| 2013 | 567,554 | +23% | 46,094 | 12.31 |
| 2012 | 462,662 | −8.7% | 34,249 | 13.51 |
| 2011 | 507,011 | +16% | 32,701 | 15.50 |
| 2010 | 438,172 | +19% | 31,804 | 13.78 |
| 2009 | 367,084 | +19% | 28,239 | 13.00 |
| 2008 | 307,757 | +5.2% | 25,918 | 11.87 |
| 2007 | 292,499 | −5.5% | 23,804 | 12.29 |
| 2006 | 309,582 | +41% | 22,033 | 14.05 |
| 2005 | 219,270 | −12% | 18,376 | 11.93 |
| 2004 | 247,905 | +14% | 17,836 | 13.90 |
| 2003 | 217,063 | +8.5% | 13,558 | 16.01 |
| 2002 | 200,000 | +8.7% | 14,000 | 14.29 |
| 2001 | 184,000 | +33% | 12,000 | 15.33 |
| 2000 | 138,000 | +45% | 9,000 | 15.33 |
| 1999 | 95,000 | +46% | 6,000 | 15.83 |
| 1998 | 65,000 | +82% | 5,000 | 13.00 |
| 1997 | 35,646 | −11% | 2,748 | 12.97 |
| 1996 | 40,098 | +25% | 2,748 | 14.59 |
| 1995 | 32,000 | +17% | 3,076 | 10.40 |
| 1994 | 27,300 | −36% | 1,950 | 14.00 |
| 1993 | 42,659 | +146% | 2,683 | 15.90 |
| 1992 | 17,350 | +0.6% | 1,150 | 15.09 |
| 1991 | 17,250 | −32% | 1,150 | 15.00 |
| 1990 | 25,414 | +27% | 1,745 | 14.56 |
| 1989 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 20.00 |
| 1988 | 20,000 | −33% | 780 | 25.64 |
| 1987 | 30,000 | +50% | 970 | 30.93 |
| 1986 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 970 | 20.62 |
| 1985 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 970 | 20.62 |
| 1984 | 20,000 | −50% | 1,000 | 20.00 |
| 1983 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 875 | 45.71 |
| 1982 | 40,000 | −20% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 1981 | 50,000 | −40% | 2,500 | 20.00 |
| 1980 | 84,000 | +12% | 4,560 | 18.42 |
| 1979 | 75,100 | −11% | 3,620 | 20.75 |
| 1978 | 84,000 | −39% | 4,068 | 20.65 |
| 1977 | 138,000 | −7.4% | 6,243 | 22.10 |
| 1976 | 149,000 | +43% | 12,276 | 12.14 |
| 1975 | 104,000 | −24% | 7,737 | 13.44 |
| 1974 | 136,000 | +4.6% | 13,755 | 9.89 |
| 1973 | 130,000 | +18% | 13,371 | 9.72 |
| 1972 | 110,000 | −26% | 12,780 | 8.61 |
| 1971 | 149,000 | +6.4% | 10,916 | 13.65 |
| 1970 | 140,000 | −25% | 13,188 | 10.62 |
| 1969 | 186,000 | −26% | 17,496 | 10.63 |
| 1968 | 252,000 | +8.6% | 20,514 | 12.28 |
| 1967 | 232,000 | −11% | 18,668 | 12.43 |
| 1966 | 260,000 | +0.4% | 20,971 | 12.40 |
| 1965 | 259,000 | +0.8% | 20,941 | 12.37 |
| 1964 | 257,000 | +9.4% | 20,927 | 12.28 |
| 1963 | 235,000 | −20% | 19,729 | 11.91 |
| 1962 | 292,000 | +15% | 22,193 | 13.16 |
| 1961 | 253,000 | — | 19,419 | 13.03 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of oil palm fruit in Mexico?

Mexico produced 1.5 million t in 2024, 0.35% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Mexico rank in the world for production of oil palm fruit?

Mexico ranked 16th 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 Mexico changed?

It rose by 116% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +41% for the world. The record was 1.7 million t in 2022.

### What is the yield of oil palm fruit in Mexico?

14.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.5 million t from 102,610 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

[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/indonesia/)[Malaysia](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/malaysia/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/thailand/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/nigeria/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/colombia/)[Guatemala](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/guatemala/)[Papua New Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/papua-new-guinea/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/brazil/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/ghana/)[Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/cameroon/)[Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/ecuador/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/cote-divoire/)
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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