Palm kernels production in Brazil
In 2023 Brazil produced 195,000 t of palm kernels, the 7th largest in the world (1.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 14%. The record was 270,569 t in 1979.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 195,000 t
- World rank
- 7 of 44
- 10-year change
- −14%
- Record
- 270,569 t
- 1979
Palm kernels in Brazil, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Brazil compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 1.0%
- 1.5% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −14%
- world +30%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Colombia | 312,806 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Guatemala | 238,337 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Brazil | 195,000 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 179,000 | 0.93% |
| 9 | Honduras | 165,000 | 0.86% |
Map of world production of palm kernels
Share of the world total; Brazil is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 195,000 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 180,000 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 164,000 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 160,000 | +13% |
| 2019 | 142,000 | −21% |
| 2018 | 180,000 | +33% |
| 2017 | 135,000 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 129,700 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 126,800 | −39% |
| 2014 | 206,900 | −8.7% |
| 2013 | 226,700 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 210,000 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 208,900 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 208,893 | +16% |
| 2009 | 180,000 | +20% |
| 2008 | 150,000 | +15% |
| 2007 | 130,000 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 128,000 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 124,594 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 121,500 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 121,000 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 119,786 | −0.6% |
| 2001 | 120,465 | −1.9% |
| 2000 | 122,736 | −2.4% |
| 1999 | 125,725 | −2.2% |
| 1998 | 128,562 | −0.6% |
| 1997 | 129,316 | −3.8% |
| 1996 | 134,470 | +24% |
| 1995 | 108,216 | −7.7% |
| 1994 | 117,208 | −15% |
| 1993 | 138,695 | −24% |
| 1992 | 183,555 | −7.6% |
| 1991 | 198,703 | −3.3% |
| 1990 | 205,507 | −3.5% |
| 1989 | 212,891 | −2.7% |
| 1988 | 218,853 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 214,922 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 209,540 | −13% |
| 1985 | 240,570 | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 223,112 | −0.5% |
| 1983 | 224,280 | −6.2% |
| 1982 | 239,083 | −7.7% |
| 1981 | 259,164 | −3.0% |
| 1980 | 267,072 | −1.3% |
| 1979 | 270,569 | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 251,680 | −0.4% |
| 1977 | 252,704 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 242,557 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 229,645 | −3.3% |
| 1974 | 237,437 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 228,878 | −0.5% |
| 1972 | 230,000 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 221,574 | −5.8% |
| 1970 | 235,243 | +18% |
| 1969 | 198,981 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 193,044 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 191,764 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 187,301 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 186,325 | +11% |
| 1964 | 168,167 | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 155,349 | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 148,827 | +14% |
| 1961 | 129,987 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of palm kernels in Brazil?
Brazil produced 195,000 t in 2023, 1.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Brazil rank in the world for production of palm kernels?
Brazil ranked 7th of 44 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Indonesia with 58.7% of the world total.
How has the production of palm kernels in Brazil changed?
It fell by 14% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +30% for the world. The record was 270,569 t in 1979.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Brazil is from an external organisation. 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.