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CHART: Top palm oil producers, 2010


Chart: Top palm oil producers
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World's leading palm oil producers (metric tons) and growers (hectares) in 2010. Data from the FAO.

Top palm oil producers, 1990-2010 (square kilometers)


HectaresMetric tons
Indonesia537000019760000
Malaysia431000016993000
Nigeria32000001350000
Thailand5683641287510
Ghana360000120000
Guinea31000050000
Côte d'Ivoire225000330000
DR Congo179000187000
Colombia165000753100
Ecuador120000289900
PNG119000500000
Brazil106420250000
Honduras100000275000
Cameroon76000
Costa Rica55000210905
Guatemala55000182000
China50000245400







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