Puerto Rico vs Vietnam: Oil yields by crop type
Puerto Rico
2.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
Vietnam
1.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
2nd
Vietnam rank
5th
Oil yields by crop type over time
- Puerto Rico
- Vietnam
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 2.07 tonnes per hectare against 1.02 tonnes per hectare in Vietnam, a difference of 1.05 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.0 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 5th of 59 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6914 tonnes per hectare | 0.3758 tonnes per hectare | 0.3156 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.6915 tonnes per hectare | 0.4651 tonnes per hectare | 0.2263 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.6861 tonnes per hectare | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | 0.211 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.702 tonnes per hectare | 0.7357 tonnes per hectare | 0.0337 tonnes per hectare | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.4709 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil yields by crop type, Puerto Rico or Vietnam?
- Puerto Rico, at 2.07 tonnes per hectare against 1.02 tonnes per hectare in Vietnam as of 2009.
- What is the difference in oil yields by crop type between Puerto Rico and Vietnam?
- 1.05 tonnes per hectare, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Vietnam?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2009.
- How do Puerto Rico and Vietnam rank globally for oil yields by crop type?
- Puerto Rico ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 5th 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.