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  • Does Africa produce palm oil?
  • Africa has a long history of palm oil production (Onwueme, 1979), longer than Malaysia and Indonesia, but most African farmers have focused on other cash crops such as coffee and cocoa and food crops instead of palm oil.
  • Where is palm oil produced?
  • Currently, palm oil is primarily produced in Southeast Asia, with Indonesia and Malaysia account for approximately 84% of the world¡¯s production (USDA 2019). According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the demand for palm oil is anticipated to hit 156 million tonnes by 2050 (Officer 2016).
  • 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.
  • Is palm oil a good crop for oil production?
  • Palm oil is a very productive crop for oil production. It produces over a third of the world¡¯s oil but uses less than a tenth of croplands devoted to oil production. Therefore, it has been a natural choice to meet this demand.
  • Is oil palm production sustainable?
  • Oil palm is an important commodity contributing to livelihoods of many communities and governments around the world. However, its cultivation and continuous expansion due to high and increasing demand has led to many negative effects leading to a call to make production sustainable.
  • How does palm oil affect the environment?
  • Here, we discuss palm oil production and consumption trends and review environmental, economic, and social consequences in different parts of the world. The oil palm expansion has contributed to tropical deforestation and associated losses in biodiversity and ecosystem functions.