Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative In recent decades, global oil palm production has shown an abrupt increase, with almost 90% produced in Southeast Asia alone. To understand trends in oil palm plantation expansion and for landscape-level planning, accurate maps are needed.
Is oil palm production increasing in Southeast Asia?
Scientific Data 8, Article number: 96 (2021) Cite this article An Author Correction to this article was published on 05 May 2021 This article has been updated In recent decades, global oil palm production has shown an abrupt increase, with almost 90% produced in Southeast Asia alone.
Which countries produce the most oil palms in the world?
Here we have mapped the extent and the age of productive oil palm plantations in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, the three countries that in 2017 contributed to almost 90% of global oil palm production 1, at a 30?m resolution using remote sensing.
How has global oil palm production changed over the last two decades?
Driven by food and industrial demand, the production of global oil palm has more than doubled over the last two decades. Between 1997 and 2018, oil palm plantations expanded from 10 to 21 Million hectares (Mha), while crude palm oil production increased from 100 to 300 million tons (Mt) 1.