Land use for palm oil production by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
14.32 million hectares
Indonesia
Lowest
600 hectares
Suriname
Median
49,385 hectares
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
2,666
What the numbers show
Land use for palm oil production is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 14.32 million hectares in Indonesia; the lowest is 600 hectares in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 49,385 hectares, and the mean is 659,577 hectares.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23,867.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 383.9%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 42.2%).
Land use for palm oil production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 14.32 million hectares | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Malaysia | 5.07 million hectares | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 4.49 million hectares | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 1.01 million hectares | 2024 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 511,583 hectares | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Ghana | 435,934 hectares | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 359,423 hectares | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea | 333,229 hectares | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 296,829 hectares | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 281,937 hectares | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Guatemala | 230,000 hectares | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 223,979 hectares | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Brazil | 221,828 hectares | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Honduras | 186,555 hectares | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Ecuador | 157,204 hectares | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 102,610 hectares | 2024 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 100,000 hectares | 2024 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 74,742 hectares | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 68,315 hectares | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Gabon | 68,166 hectares | 2024 | up 267.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 51,556 hectares | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 22 | China | 50,672 hectares | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 23 | Venezuela | 48,098 hectares | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Benin | 42,069 hectares | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 25 | Cambodia | 41,647 hectares | 2024 | up 191.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 29,980 hectares | 2023 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 28,000 hectares | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Panama | 25,770 hectares | 2024 | up 383.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 25,000 hectares | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 30 | Angola | 23,308 hectares | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 31 | Liberia | 19,512 hectares | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 32 | Togo | 16,800 hectares | 2024 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 33 | Paraguay | 15,404 hectares | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 34 | Congo | 12,438 hectares | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 35 | Senegal | 11,822 hectares | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 9,570 hectares | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 37 | Burundi | 8,843 hectares | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Tanzania | 5,603 hectares | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,945 hectares | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 40 | Gambia | 3,513 hectares | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,130 hectares | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Madagascar | 1,812 hectares | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 647 hectares | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Suriname | 600 hectares | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |