Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ghana: Oil palm fruit yields
Democratic Republic of Congo
6.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana
7.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
40th
Ghana rank
39th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7.36 tonnes per hectare against 6.58 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.78 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Ghana ranks 39th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9 tonnes per hectare | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.0259 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 6.63 tonnes per hectare | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.4923 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1990s | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.2564 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | 6.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.0555 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.6135 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 7.36 tonnes per hectare against 6.58 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana?
- 0.78 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Ghana ranks 39th 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.