The global production of palm oil was around **** million metric tons in the marketing year 2024/25 and was projected to rise to ** million metric tons in 2025/2026. In that period, Indonesia and Malaysia were the leading exporters of palm oil worldwide.
Leading palm oil producers
Palm oil grows mainly in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Indonesia and Malaysia are the main palm oil producers, followed by Thailand, Colombia, and Nigeria. Unsurprisingly, Indonesia and Malaysia have the largest certified area planted with palm trees. In 2017, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified area planted with palm trees in Indonesia reached *** million hectares, up from **** million hectares in 2016.
Global palm oil market
Import volume of palm oil has increased worldwide over the past few years. According to the World Bank, in 2024, the average price for palm oil stood at *** nominal U.S. dollars per metric ton. It is expected to rise to about nominal U.S. dollars per metric ton by 2027.
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USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (December 12, 2025). Production volume of palm oil worldwide from 2000/2001 to 2025/2026 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/613471/palm-oil-production-volume-worldwide/
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Production volume of palm oil worldwide from 2000/2001 to 2025/2026 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, December 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/613471/palm-oil-production-volume-worldwide/
