Colombia vs Mexico: Oil palm fruit yields
Colombia
15.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
14.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
9th
Mexico rank
12th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 15.3 tonnes per hectare against 14.26 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 1.04 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 12th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.16 tonnes per hectare | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 15.39 tonnes per hectare | 14.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1980s | 16.28 tonnes per hectare | 24.19 tonnes per hectare | 7.92 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1990s | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 18.88 tonnes per hectare | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 18.68 tonnes per hectare | 13.43 tonnes per hectare | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 15.93 tonnes per hectare | 14.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 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 Mexico?
- Colombia, at 15.3 tonnes per hectare against 14.26 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Colombia and Mexico?
- 1.04 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Colombia ranks 9th 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.