In 2023, Colombia was the leading country with the largest cultivation area of oil palm trees in Latin America, with an estimated 540 thousand hectares. Ecuador came in second, with 200 thousand hectares, far behind Colombia.
That year,Colombia country was not only the Latin American leader in harvested area of oil palm but also in palm oil consumption, with over 1.33 million metric tons consumed.
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Index Mundi. (July 21, 2023). Harvested area of oil palm in Latin America in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089786/latin-america-oil-palm-harvested-area-country/
Index Mundi. "Harvested area of oil palm in Latin America in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectares)." Chart. July 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089786/latin-america-oil-palm-harvested-area-country/
Index Mundi. (2023). Harvested area of oil palm in Latin America in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089786/latin-america-oil-palm-harvested-area-country/
Index Mundi. "Harvested Area of Oil Palm in Latin America in 2023, by Country (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089786/latin-america-oil-palm-harvested-area-country/
Index Mundi, Harvested area of oil palm in Latin America in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089786/latin-america-oil-palm-harvested-area-country/ (last visited September 13, 2024)
Harvested area of oil palm in Latin America in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], Index Mundi, July 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089786/latin-america-oil-palm-harvested-area-country/
