China vs Mexico: Oil palm fruit yields
China
13.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
14.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
15th
Mexico rank
12th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- China
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 14.26 tonnes per hectare against 13.17 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 1.09 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mexico ahead.
China ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 12th of 44 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.12 tonnes per hectare | 23.56 tonnes per hectare | 10.44 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1990s | 14.21 tonnes per hectare | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.0796 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 14.07 tonnes per hectare | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.2683 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 13.48 tonnes per hectare | 13.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.056 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 13.21 tonnes per hectare | 14.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, China or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 14.26 tonnes per hectare against 13.17 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between China and Mexico?
- 1.09 tonnes per hectare, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China and Mexico rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- China ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 12th 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.