Brazil vs Colombia: Oil palm fruit yields
Brazil
14.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia
15.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
11th
Colombia rank
9th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 15.3 tonnes per hectare against 14.52 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.78 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 11th and Colombia ranks 9th of 44 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.65 tonnes per hectare | 15.16 tonnes per hectare | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 10.42 tonnes per hectare | 15.39 tonnes per hectare | 4.97 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1980s | 10.65 tonnes per hectare | 16.28 tonnes per hectare | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1990s | 9.29 tonnes per hectare | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 10.21 tonnes per hectare | 18.88 tonnes per hectare | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 12.39 tonnes per hectare | 18.68 tonnes per hectare | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 14.5 tonnes per hectare | 15.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 15.3 tonnes per hectare against 14.52 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.78 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Colombia ranks 9th 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.