Colombia vs Ecuador: Oil palm fruit yields
Colombia
15.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador
16.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
9th
Ecuador rank
6th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 16.87 tonnes per hectare against 15.3 tonnes per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 1.57 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 9th and Ecuador ranks 6th of 44 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.16 tonnes per hectare | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 9.13 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 15.39 tonnes per hectare | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | 8.66 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1980s | 16.28 tonnes per hectare | 12.96 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1990s | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 18.88 tonnes per hectare | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | 7.51 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 18.68 tonnes per hectare | 12.43 tonnes per hectare | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 15.93 tonnes per hectare | 15.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.564 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 16.87 tonnes per hectare against 15.3 tonnes per hectare in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 1.57 tonnes per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Colombia ranks 9th 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.