Brazil vs Peru: Oil palm fruit yields

Brazil
14.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru
14.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
11th
Peru rank
10th

Oil palm fruit yields over time

  • Brazil
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 14.69 tonnes per hectare against 14.52 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and Peru ranks 10th of 44 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 10.42 tonnes per hectare 6.09 tonnes per hectare 4.33 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1980s 10.65 tonnes per hectare 17.11 tonnes per hectare 6.45 tonnes per hectare Peru
1990s 9.29 tonnes per hectare 23.75 tonnes per hectare 14.46 tonnes per hectare Peru
2000s 10.21 tonnes per hectare 18.12 tonnes per hectare 7.91 tonnes per hectare Peru
2010s 12.39 tonnes per hectare 13.93 tonnes per hectare 1.53 tonnes per hectare Peru
2020s 14.5 tonnes per hectare 14.26 tonnes per hectare 0.2396 tonnes per hectare Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Brazil or Peru?
Peru, at 14.69 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 Peru?
0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
Brazil ranks 11th and Peru ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Oil palm fruit yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,605 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.