Benin vs Ecuador: Oil palm fruit yields
Benin
17.95 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador
16.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
4th
Ecuador rank
6th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Benin
- Ecuador
How they compare
Benin currently reports 17.95 tonnes per hectare against 16.87 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 1.08 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 4th and Ecuador ranks 6th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1970s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1980s | 9.55 tonnes per hectare | 12.96 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 9.72 tonnes per hectare | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2010s | 16.78 tonnes per hectare | 12.43 tonnes per hectare | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2020s | 17.82 tonnes per hectare | 15.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Benin or Ecuador?
- Benin, at 17.95 tonnes per hectare against 16.87 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Benin and Ecuador?
- 1.08 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Ecuador rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Benin ranks 4th and Ecuador ranks 6th of 44 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 palm fruit yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.