Benin vs Malaysia: Oil palm fruit yields
Benin
17.95 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malaysia
19.77 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
4th
Malaysia rank
1st
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Benin
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 19.77 tonnes per hectare against 17.95 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 1.82 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Benin ranks 4th and Malaysia ranks 1st of 44 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 13.31 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 15.09 tonnes per hectare | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 9.55 tonnes per hectare | 17.32 tonnes per hectare | 7.77 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9.72 tonnes per hectare | 16.15 tonnes per hectare | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | 17.91 tonnes per hectare | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 16.78 tonnes per hectare | 18.82 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 17.82 tonnes per hectare | 18.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.7925 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Benin or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 19.77 tonnes per hectare against 17.95 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Benin and Malaysia?
- 1.82 tonnes per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Malaysia rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Benin ranks 4th and Malaysia ranks 1st 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.