Samoa vs Tuvalu: Oil yields by crop type
Samoa
0.0105 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Tuvalu
0.008 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Samoa rank
52nd
Tuvalu rank
53rd
Oil yields by crop type over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0105 tonnes per hectare against 0.008 tonnes per hectare in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0025 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 52nd and Tuvalu ranks 53rd of 59 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0106 tonnes per hectare | 0.0035 tonnes per hectare | 0.0071 tonnes per hectare | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.0086 tonnes per hectare | 0.0064 tonnes per hectare | 0.0022 tonnes per hectare | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.2252 tonnes per hectare | 0.0072 tonnes per hectare | 0.218 tonnes per hectare | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.349 tonnes per hectare | 0.0113 tonnes per hectare | 0.3376 tonnes per hectare | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1969 tonnes per hectare | 0.0116 tonnes per hectare | 0.1853 tonnes per hectare | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1662 tonnes per hectare | 0.011 tonnes per hectare | 0.1552 tonnes per hectare | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0227 tonnes per hectare | 0.008 tonnes per hectare | 0.0147 tonnes per hectare | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil yields by crop type, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 0.0105 tonnes per hectare against 0.008 tonnes per hectare in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oil yields by crop type between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 0.0025 tonnes per hectare, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for oil yields by crop type?
- Samoa ranks 52nd and Tuvalu ranks 53rd 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.