Ecuador vs Guatemala: Oil palm fruit yields

Ecuador
16.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala
18.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador rank
6th
Guatemala rank
3rd

Oil palm fruit yields over time

  • Ecuador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 18.15 tonnes per hectare against 16.87 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 1.28 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 6th and Guatemala ranks 3rd of 44 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1980s 13.85 tonnes per hectare 9.94 tonnes per hectare 3.91 tonnes per hectare Ecuador
1990s 12.6 tonnes per hectare 13.3 tonnes per hectare 0.6982 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2000s 11.38 tonnes per hectare 17.21 tonnes per hectare 5.83 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2010s 12.43 tonnes per hectare 15.5 tonnes per hectare 3.06 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2020s 15.37 tonnes per hectare 18.86 tonnes per hectare 3.49 tonnes per hectare Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Ecuador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 18.15 tonnes per hectare against 16.87 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Ecuador and Guatemala?
1.28 tonnes per hectare, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
Ecuador ranks 6th and Guatemala ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Oil palm fruit yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,605 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.