Mexico vs Tonga: Oil yields by crop type
Mexico
1.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Tonga
3.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Mexico rank
4th
Tonga rank
1st
Oil yields by crop type over time
- Mexico
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.01 tonnes per hectare against 1.04 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 1.97 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.9 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 1st of 59 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.6365 tonnes per hectare | 0.0329 tonnes per hectare | 0.6036 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.5956 tonnes per hectare | 0.675 tonnes per hectare | 0.0794 tonnes per hectare | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.7207 tonnes per hectare | 0.2188 tonnes per hectare | 0.5019 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.7393 tonnes per hectare | 0.2668 tonnes per hectare | 0.4725 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.9177 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.6621 tonnes per hectare | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil yields by crop type, Mexico or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.01 tonnes per hectare against 1.04 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oil yields by crop type between Mexico and Tonga?
- 1.97 tonnes per hectare, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Tonga rank globally for oil yields by crop type?
- Mexico ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 1st of 59 regions.
- 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.