Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe: Oil yields by crop type
Oil yields by crop type over time
- Brazil
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0852 tonnes per hectare against 0.0664 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.0188 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 43rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 59 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 tonnes per hectare | 0.0049 tonnes per hectare | 0.0009 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.0061 tonnes per hectare | 0.0155 tonnes per hectare | 0.0094 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.0084 tonnes per hectare | 0.0303 tonnes per hectare | 0.0219 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.0073 tonnes per hectare | 0.0181 tonnes per hectare | 0.0108 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.0068 tonnes per hectare | 0.0238 tonnes per hectare | 0.017 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.0209 tonnes per hectare | 0.6219 tonnes per hectare | 0.6009 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.0673 tonnes per hectare | 0.0674 tonnes per hectare | 0.0001 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil yields by crop type, Brazil or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0852 tonnes per hectare against 0.0664 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oil yields by crop type between Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0188 tonnes per hectare, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for oil yields by crop type?
- Brazil ranks 43rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average amount of coconut oil produced per hectare of coconut crops harvested. Note that this calculates the oil yield per hectare, which is different from the yield of the total crop, because not all of the crop can be used for oil.