Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Oil palm fruit yields
Congo
12.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
12.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
19th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 12.47 tonnes per hectare against 12.46 tonnes per hectare in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Congo ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 44 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.91 tonnes per hectare | 16.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 12.2 tonnes per hectare | 14.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 15.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 12.49 tonnes per hectare | 13.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 12.48 tonnes per hectare | 12.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.1609 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Congo, at 12.47 tonnes per hectare against 12.46 tonnes per hectare in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Congo ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th 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.