Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Oil yields by crop type
Oil yields by crop type over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1559 tonnes per hectare against 0.1444 tonnes per hectare in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0115 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Dominican Republic ranks 35th of 59 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4051 tonnes per hectare | 0.0521 tonnes per hectare | 0.353 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.4929 tonnes per hectare | 0.0978 tonnes per hectare | 0.3951 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.4287 tonnes per hectare | 0.2532 tonnes per hectare | 0.1755 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2509 tonnes per hectare | 0.2009 tonnes per hectare | 0.05 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.063 tonnes per hectare | 0.1896 tonnes per hectare | 0.1266 tonnes per hectare | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.1349 tonnes per hectare | 0.1642 tonnes per hectare | 0.0293 tonnes per hectare | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil yields by crop type, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1559 tonnes per hectare against 0.1444 tonnes per hectare in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oil yields by crop type between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0115 tonnes per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for oil yields by crop type?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Dominican Republic ranks 35th 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.