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1,180.00USD+48.00 USD (+4.24%) from previous observationPer metric ton · Monthly, September 2026

The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)

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{
  "period_start": "2026-09-01",
  "period_end": "2026-09-30",
  "price": "1180",
  "published_on": null,
  "revision": 1,
  "series_id": "worldbank-cmo-palm-oil",
  "currency": "USD",
  "unit": "metric_ton",
  "unit_quantity": "1",
  "attribution": "The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)"
}

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Key data points

Latest observation
1,180.00 USD September 2026
Previous observation
1,132.00 USD August 2026
12-month range
980.00 USD
to 1,181.00 USD
All-time high in data
1,777.00 USD March 2022
Unit
Metric ton
Currency
USD
Frequency
Monthly
Data since
January 1960

Price by unit

Palm oil price by unit in USD
UnitPrice
metric ton1,180.00 USD
Kilogram1.18 USD
Pound0.5352 USD

Palm oil price by year

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Palm oil price by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)1,131.11 USD1,181.00 USDApril 20261,013.00 USDJanuary 2026▲ +16.49%
20251,006.83 USD1,070.00 USDJanuary 2025908.00 USDMay 2025▼ −8.41%
2024963.50 USD1,190.00 USDDecember 2024845.00 USDJanuary 2024▲ +40.83%
2023886.50 USD1,005.00 USDApril 2023804.00 USDOctober 2023▼ −13.59%
20221,276.00 USD1,777.00 USDMarch 2022889.00 USDOctober 2022▼ −30.11%
20211,130.42 USD1,341.00 USDNovember 2021990.00 USDJanuary 2021▲ +28.28%
2020751.67 USD1,016.00 USDDecember 2020577.00 USDMay 2020▲ +25.43%
2019601.25 USD764.00 USDDecember 2019544.00 USDJuly 2019▲ +30.60%
2018638.58 USD709.00 USDFebruary 2018535.00 USDDecember 2018▼ −23.90%
2017750.83 USD825.00 USDJanuary 2017679.00 USDDecember 2017▼ −17.70%
2016735.67 USD811.00 USDDecember 2016612.00 USDJanuary 2016▲ +32.52%
2015663.42 USD723.00 USDFebruary 2015600.00 USDSeptember 2015▼ −15.69%
2014837.58 USD954.00 USDMarch 2014720.00 USDDecember 2014▼ −16.57%
2013870.75 USD920.00 USDFebruary 2013819.00 USDAugust 2013▲ +0.11%
20121,043.42 USD1,234.00 USDApril 2012844.00 USDDecember 2012▼ −24.91%
20111,193.33 USD1,327.00 USDFebruary 20111,045.00 USDOctober 2011▼ −13.96%
2010933.08 USD1,235.00 USDDecember 2010826.00 USDJune 2010▲ +48.62%
2009741.25 USD873.00 USDMay 2009656.00 USDFebruary 2009▲ +24.73%
20081,042.83 USD1,377.00 USDMarch 2008581.00 USDNovember 2008▼ −47.68%
2007816.75 USD1,002.00 USDDecember 2007638.00 USDJanuary 2007▲ +57.05%
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Palm oil price by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2006508.33 USD626.00 USDDecember 2006459.00 USDJanuary 2006▲ +36.38%
2005450.75 USD468.00 USDOctober 2005419.00 USDJanuary 2005▲ +9.07%
2004499.25 USD584.00 USDMarch 2004446.00 USDDecember 2004▼ −15.37%
2003476.75 USD548.00 USDNovember 2003439.00 USDAugust 2003▲ +11.11%
2002410.92 USD489.00 USDDecember 2002353.00 USDFebruary 2002▲ +30.75%
2001287.50 USD362.00 USDAugust 2001234.00 USDMay 2001▲ +41.73%
2000310.25 USD372.00 USDApril 2000255.00 USDOctober 2000▼ −23.85%
1999436.00 USD632.00 USDJanuary 1999319.00 USDJuly 1999▼ −43.99%
1998671.08 USD705.00 USDMay 1998621.00 USDJanuary 1998▲ +6.76%
1997545.83 USD580.00 USDFebruary 1997498.00 USDJuly 1997▼ −0.18%
1996530.92 USD562.00 USDApril 1996476.00 USDJuly 1996▲ +4.86%
1995628.25 USD687.00 USDMarch 1995586.00 USDSeptember 1995▼ −9.92%
1994528.42 USD719.00 USDDecember 1994387.00 USDFebruary 1994▲ +77.97%
1993377.75 USD425.00 USDFebruary 1993333.00 USDOctober 1993▲ +0.24%
1992393.50 USD413.00 USDNovember 1992382.00 USDFebruary 1992▲ +4.70%
1991339.00 USD376.00 USDDecember 1991311.00 USDJune 1991▲ +7.74%
1990289.75 USD346.00 USDDecember 1990267.00 USDApril 1990▲ +24.01%
1989350.42 USD406.00 USDMay 1989267.00 USDDecember 1989▼ −30.29%
1988437.17 USD517.00 USDJuly 1988381.00 USDMarch 1988▼ −15.43%
1987342.58 USD432.00 USDDecember 1987300.00 USDJuly 1987▲ +23.43%
1986257.00 USD342.00 USDJanuary 1986197.00 USDAugust 1986▼ −14.33%
1985500.58 USD653.00 USDApril 1985356.00 USDOctober 1985▼ −33.10%
1984728.83 USD951.00 USDMay 1984562.00 USDAugust 1984▼ −32.34%
1983501.50 USD695.00 USDDecember 1983367.00 USDFebruary 1983▲ +86.83%
1982445.08 USD528.00 USDFebruary 1982355.00 USDOctober 1982▼ −25.10%
1981570.67 USD640.00 USDFebruary 1981483.00 USDDecember 1981▼ −22.72%
1980583.67 USD672.00 USDFebruary 1980507.00 USDOctober 1980▼ −6.50%
1979653.83 USD694.00 USDFebruary 1979602.00 USDOctober 1979▼ −0.94%
1978600.33 USD654.00 USDJune 1978514.00 USDJanuary 1978▲ +17.51%
1977530.08 USD659.00 USDMay 1977445.00 USDNovember 1977▲ +8.44%
1976406.75 USD457.00 USDSeptember 1976345.00 USDMay 1976▲ +29.10%
1975434.17 USD589.00 USDJanuary 1975356.00 USDJune 1975▼ −37.52%
1974669.17 USD840.00 USDOctober 1974579.00 USDJanuary 1974▲ +19.00%
1973377.50 USD536.00 USDAugust 1973212.00 USDJanuary 1973▲ +134.43%
1972217.33 USD228.00 USDMay 1972185.00 USDFebruary 1972▼ −2.29%
1971260.92 USD283.00 USDAugust 1971234.00 USDDecember 1971▼ −14.29%
1970260.00 USD279.00 USDMay 1970226.00 USDSeptember 1970▲ +6.67%
1969181.00 USD255.00 USDDecember 1969158.00 USDJanuary 1969▲ +61.39%
1968168.75 USD191.00 USDJanuary 1968142.00 USDSeptember 1968▼ −19.90%
1967223.50 USD234.00 USDJanuary 1967195.00 USDDecember 1967▼ −16.67%
1966235.67 USD248.00 USDFebruary 1966225.00 USDJune 1966▼ −6.48%
1965272.58 USD303.00 USDMay 1965247.00 USDSeptember 1965▼ −6.39%
1964239.58 USD261.00 USDDecember 1964233.00 USDJanuary 1964▲ +12.02%
1963222.58 USD232.00 USDDecember 1963218.00 USDJanuary 1963▲ +6.42%
1962216.17 USD237.00 USDFebruary 1962197.00 USDOctober 1962▼ −10.59%
1961228.42 USD234.00 USDMay 1961223.00 USDJanuary 1961▲ +1.35%
1960224.42 USD233.00 USDJanuary 1960219.00 USDJune 1960▼ −4.29%
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Common questions

What is the latest palm oil price?

The palm oil price is 1,180.00 USD per metric ton. Monthly, September 2026. This is a published observation, not a live quote.

How has the palm oil price changed?

The price changed by +48.00 USD (+4.24%) from the observation for August 2026.

How often does this price update?

This series is monthly. The latest observation covers September 2026. Observation dates describe the period measured, not when you opened this page.

What is the highest palm oil price in this history?

The highest observation was 1,777.00 USD per metric ton for March 2022. This history runs from January 1960 to September 2026. It does not measure intraday highs.

How much is palm oil per kilogram?

The latest benchmark converts to 1.18 USD per kilogram. This conversion keeps the same price basis. It is not a separate retail quote.

Where does this price come from?

The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)

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The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
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