Fiji vs Tonga: Oil yields by crop type
Fiji
1.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Tonga
3.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Fiji rank
3rd
Tonga rank
1st
Oil yields by crop type over time
- Fiji
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.01 tonnes per hectare against 1.7 tonnes per hectare in Fiji, a difference of 1.31 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.8 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tonga ahead.
Fiji ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 1st of 59 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1809 tonnes per hectare | 0.7187 tonnes per hectare | 0.5377 tonnes per hectare | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.1263 tonnes per hectare | 0.2188 tonnes per hectare | 0.0925 tonnes per hectare | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.135 tonnes per hectare | 0.2668 tonnes per hectare | 0.1318 tonnes per hectare | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.6442 tonnes per hectare | Fiji |
| 2020s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil yields by crop type, Fiji or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.01 tonnes per hectare against 1.7 tonnes per hectare in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oil yields by crop type between Fiji and Tonga?
- 1.31 tonnes per hectare, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tonga?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Tonga rank globally for oil yields by crop type?
- Fiji ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 1st of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.