In 2021, Colombia was the leading country with the largest cultivation area of oil palm trees in Latin America, with an estimated 500 thousand hectares. Ecuador came in second, with 245 thousand hectares, almost half as much as Colombia. In that year, this South American country was not only the Latin American leader in harvested area of oil palm but also in palm oil consumption, with close to 1.2 million metric tons consumed in 2021.
Harvested area of oil palm in Latin America in 2021, by country
(in 1,000 hectares)
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Index Mundi. (March 25, 2022). Harvested area of oil palm in Latin America in 2021, by country (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, 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 2021, by country (in 1,000 hectares)." Chart. March 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089786/latin-america-oil-palm-harvested-area-country/
Index Mundi. (2022). Harvested area of oil palm in Latin America in 2021, by country (in 1,000 hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089786/latin-america-oil-palm-harvested-area-country/
Index Mundi. "Harvested Area of Oil Palm in Latin America in 2021, by Country (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089786/latin-america-oil-palm-harvested-area-country/
Index Mundi, Harvested area of oil palm in Latin America in 2021, by country (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089786/latin-america-oil-palm-harvested-area-country/ (last visited August 13, 2022)