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