Congo vs Madagascar: Oil palm fruit yields
Congo
12.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
11.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo rank
18th
Madagascar rank
21st
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Congo currently reports 12.47 tonnes per hectare against 11.59 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.88 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 44 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | 9.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1980s | 12.2 tonnes per hectare | 10.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1990s | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | 11.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.4433 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2000s | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 11.66 tonnes per hectare | 0.8385 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2010s | 12.49 tonnes per hectare | 11.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.8424 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2020s | 12.48 tonnes per hectare | 11.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.891 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Congo or Madagascar?
- Congo, at 12.47 tonnes per hectare against 11.59 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Congo and Madagascar?
- 0.88 tonnes per hectare, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Congo ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 21st 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.