Oil palm fruit production in Papua New Guinea
In 2024 Papua New Guinea produced 3.5 million t of oil palm fruit, the 7th largest in the world (0.84% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 53%. The record was 3.6 million t in 2023. Area harvested: 281,937 ha, yield 12.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3.5 million t
- World rank
- 7 of 43
- 10-year change
- +53%
- Record
- 3.6 million t
- 2023
Oil palm fruit in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Papua New Guinea compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.84%
- 0.78% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 12.5
- world 14.4 (−14%)
- kg per person
- 332
- world 51.3
- 10-year change
- +53%
- world +41%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Colombia | 7,824,756 | 1.9% |
| 6 | Guatemala | 4,175,082 | 1.00% |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 3,513,072 | 0.84% |
| 8 | Brazil | 3,222,018 | 0.77% |
| 9 | Ghana | 3,210,394 | 0.77% |
Map of world production of oil palm fruit
Share of the world total; Papua New Guinea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,513,072 | −2.0% | 281,937 | 12.46 |
| 2023 | 3,586,510 | +4.9% | 285,414 | 12.57 |
| 2022 | 3,420,000 | +6.6% | 269,898 | 12.67 |
| 2021 | 3,207,363 | +6.3% | 251,535 | 12.75 |
| 2020 | 3,018,530 | +7.1% | 236,276 | 12.78 |
| 2019 | 2,818,346 | +6.4% | 218,123 | 12.92 |
| 2018 | 2,650,000 | +1.9% | 202,702 | 13.07 |
| 2017 | 2,600,000 | 0.0% | 196,413 | 13.24 |
| 2016 | 2,600,000 | +4.0% | 193,482 | 13.44 |
| 2015 | 2,500,000 | +8.7% | 182,552 | 13.69 |
| 2014 | 2,300,000 | +9.5% | 167,016 | 13.77 |
| 2013 | 2,100,000 | +2.4% | 150,000 | 14.00 |
| 2012 | 2,050,000 | +2.5% | 146,000 | 14.04 |
| 2011 | 2,000,000 | +8.1% | 143,000 | 13.99 |
| 2010 | 1,850,000 | +6.9% | 135,000 | 13.70 |
| 2009 | 1,730,000 | +1.8% | 119,000 | 14.54 |
| 2008 | 1,700,000 | +21% | 117,000 | 14.53 |
| 2007 | 1,400,000 | +3.7% | 96,000 | 14.58 |
| 2006 | 1,350,000 | +3.8% | 92,000 | 14.67 |
| 2005 | 1,300,000 | +4.0% | 88,000 | 14.77 |
| 2004 | 1,250,000 | +4.2% | 85,000 | 14.71 |
| 2003 | 1,200,000 | +1.9% | 83,000 | 14.46 |
| 2002 | 1,178,000 | −3.3% | 79,000 | 14.91 |
| 2001 | 1,218,000 | −2.2% | 75,000 | 16.24 |
| 2000 | 1,245,000 | +12% | 72,000 | 17.29 |
| 1999 | 1,107,000 | +5.4% | 68,000 | 16.28 |
| 1998 | 1,050,000 | +14% | 64,000 | 16.41 |
| 1997 | 923,000 | −8.6% | 63,000 | 14.65 |
| 1996 | 1,010,000 | +2.7% | 62,000 | 16.29 |
| 1995 | 983,592 | −0.5% | 62,000 | 15.86 |
| 1994 | 988,251 | +0.3% | 59,000 | 16.75 |
| 1993 | 985,033 | +10% | 55,000 | 17.91 |
| 1992 | 892,104 | +16% | 50,000 | 17.84 |
| 1991 | 771,115 | +17% | 45,000 | 17.14 |
| 1990 | 659,634 | +13% | 45,500 | 14.50 |
| 1989 | 581,744 | +17% | 41,500 | 14.02 |
| 1988 | 498,560 | −7.6% | 34,500 | 14.45 |
| 1987 | 539,748 | −3.3% | 41,000 | 13.16 |
| 1986 | 558,404 | −0.4% | 41,000 | 13.62 |
| 1985 | 560,747 | +16% | 38,500 | 14.56 |
| 1984 | 481,380 | +20% | 38,000 | 12.67 |
| 1983 | 400,890 | +12% | 26,000 | 15.42 |
| 1982 | 357,547 | +70% | 25,000 | 14.30 |
| 1981 | 210,928 | +21% | 15,500 | 13.61 |
| 1980 | 175,000 | 0.0% | 11,000 | 15.91 |
| 1979 | 175,000 | +17% | 11,000 | 15.91 |
| 1978 | 150,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 15.79 |
| 1977 | 150,000 | 0.0% | 9,500 | 15.79 |
| 1976 | 150,000 | +50% | 9,500 | 15.79 |
| 1975 | 100,000 | +100% | 6,500 | 15.38 |
| 1974 | 50,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 16.67 |
| 1973 | 50,000 | +100% | 3,000 | 16.67 |
| 1972 | 25,000 | +400% | 1,500 | 16.67 |
| 1971 | 5,000 | — | 300 | 16.67 |
| 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 Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea produced 3.5 million t in 2024, 0.84% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Papua New Guinea rank in the world for production of oil palm fruit?
Papua New Guinea ranked 7th 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 Papua New Guinea changed?
It rose by 53% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +41% for the world. The record was 3.6 million t in 2023.
What is the yield of oil palm fruit in Papua New Guinea?
12.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3.5 million t from 281,937 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 Papua New Guinea is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.