Oil palm fruit production in Peru
In 2024 Peru produced 1.5 million t of oil palm fruit, the 15th largest in the world (0.35% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 138%. The record was 1.5 million t in 2022. Area harvested: 100,000 ha, yield 14.7 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1.5 million t
- World rank
- 15 of 43
- 10-year change
- +138%
- Record
- 1.5 million t
- 2022
Oil palm fruit in Peru, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Peru compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.35%
- 0.21% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 14.7
- world 14.4 (+1.8%)
- kg per person
- 42.9
- world 51.3
- 10-year change
- +138%
- world +41%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | DR Congo | 1,953,210 | 0.47% |
| 14 | Honduras | 1,907,400 | 0.46% |
| 15 | Peru | 1,469,057 | 0.35% |
| 16 | Mexico | 1,463,244 | 0.35% |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 1,225,774 | 0.29% |
Map of world production of oil palm fruit
Share of the world total; Peru is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,469,057 | +2.3% | 100,000 | 14.69 |
| 2023 | 1,436,283 | −4.5% | 99,374 | 14.45 |
| 2022 | 1,504,600 | +28% | 93,033 | 16.17 |
| 2021 | 1,172,587 | +31% | 94,902 | 12.36 |
| 2020 | 898,481 | −3.6% | 65,892 | 13.64 |
| 2019 | 932,210 | +1.2% | 74,739 | 12.47 |
| 2018 | 921,001 | +8.1% | 66,228 | 13.91 |
| 2017 | 852,022 | +16% | 58,951 | 14.45 |
| 2016 | 736,345 | +7.6% | 51,057 | 14.42 |
| 2015 | 684,301 | +11% | 43,140 | 15.86 |
| 2014 | 617,634 | +9.0% | 37,567 | 16.44 |
| 2013 | 566,583 | +9.3% | 47,488 | 11.93 |
| 2012 | 518,319 | +44% | 37,852 | 13.69 |
| 2011 | 359,784 | +23% | 33,324 | 10.80 |
| 2010 | 291,802 | +8.8% | 19,055 | 15.31 |
| 2009 | 268,268 | +1.1% | 18,215 | 14.73 |
| 2008 | 265,250 | +11% | 14,000 | 18.95 |
| 2007 | 238,448 | +0.9% | 12,594 | 18.93 |
| 2006 | 236,374 | +18% | 10,906 | 21.67 |
| 2005 | 199,941 | −4.1% | 10,361 | 19.30 |
| 2004 | 208,538 | +16% | 9,502 | 21.95 |
| 2003 | 180,446 | +21% | 8,864 | 20.36 |
| 2002 | 148,965 | −15% | 9,562 | 15.58 |
| 2001 | 175,821 | +26% | 11,200 | 15.70 |
| 2000 | 140,088 | −30% | 9,990 | 14.02 |
| 1999 | 198,852 | +15% | 7,651 | 25.99 |
| 1998 | 173,184 | +20% | 10,137 | 17.08 |
| 1997 | 143,760 | +12% | 7,567 | 19.00 |
| 1996 | 128,098 | −4.5% | 5,597 | 22.89 |
| 1995 | 134,100 | −7.6% | 5,188 | 25.85 |
| 1994 | 145,073 | +8.7% | 5,770 | 25.14 |
| 1993 | 133,500 | +34% | 5,000 | 26.70 |
| 1992 | 99,800 | −5.9% | 4,470 | 22.33 |
| 1991 | 106,100 | −8.4% | 4,318 | 24.57 |
| 1990 | 115,800 | −14% | 4,150 | 27.90 |
| 1989 | 134,860 | +30% | 6,188 | 21.79 |
| 1988 | 103,606 | −9.3% | 6,111 | 16.95 |
| 1987 | 114,190 | +124% | 8,509 | 13.42 |
| 1986 | 51,068 | +4.9% | 9,362 | 5.45 |
| 1985 | 48,699 | −39% | 3,623 | 13.44 |
| 1984 | 80,000 | +14% | 4,000 | 20.00 |
| 1983 | 70,000 | +9.4% | 3,500 | 20.00 |
| 1982 | 64,000 | +3.2% | 3,200 | 20.00 |
| 1981 | 62,000 | +3.3% | 3,100 | 20.00 |
| 1980 | 60,000 | +149% | 3,000 | 20.00 |
| 1979 | 24,053 | +9.6% | 2,423 | 9.93 |
| 1978 | 21,954 | +22% | 1,711 | 12.83 |
| 1977 | 17,959 | +336% | 1,711 | 10.50 |
| 1976 | 4,118 | −5.2% | 1,267 | 3.25 |
| 1975 | 4,344 | +24,033% | 1,448 | 3.00 |
| 1974 | 18 | 0.0% | 6 | 3.00 |
| 1973 | 18 | 0.0% | 6 | 3.00 |
| 1972 | 18 | −98% | 6 | 3.00 |
| 1971 | 776 | +179% | 226 | 3.43 |
| 1970 | 278 | — | 31 | 8.97 |
| 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 Peru?
Peru produced 1.5 million t in 2024, 0.35% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Peru rank in the world for production of oil palm fruit?
Peru ranked 15th 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 Peru changed?
It rose by 138% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +41% for the world. The record was 1.5 million t in 2022.
What is the yield of oil palm fruit in Peru?
14.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.5 million t from 100,000 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.
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.