In 2021, the size of mature palm oil plantations in Malaysia was around 5.14 million hectares. Fully mature oil palms can produce around 18 to 30 metric tons of fresh fruit bunches per hectare. Oil palms have a commercial lifespan of around 25 years.
Total area of mature palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in million hectares)
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MPIC. (November 16, 2022). Total area of mature palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087612/mature-palm-oil-plantations-size-malaysia/
MPIC. "Total area of mature palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in million hectares)." Chart. November 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087612/mature-palm-oil-plantations-size-malaysia/
MPIC. (2022). Total area of mature palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087612/mature-palm-oil-plantations-size-malaysia/
MPIC. "Total Area of Mature Palm Oil Plantations in Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087612/mature-palm-oil-plantations-size-malaysia/
MPIC, Total area of mature palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in million hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087612/mature-palm-oil-plantations-size-malaysia/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Total area of mature palm oil plantations in Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in million hectares) [Graph], MPIC, November 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087612/mature-palm-oil-plantations-size-malaysia/