Ecuador vs Indonesia: Oil palm fruit yields
Ecuador
16.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Indonesia
16.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador rank
6th
Indonesia rank
5th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Ecuador
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 16.97 tonnes per hectare against 16.87 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 44 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 11.95 tonnes per hectare | 5.92 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | 16.19 tonnes per hectare | 9.46 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 12.96 tonnes per hectare | 18.83 tonnes per hectare | 5.87 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | 17.19 tonnes per hectare | 4.59 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | 17.96 tonnes per hectare | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 12.43 tonnes per hectare | 18.05 tonnes per hectare | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 15.37 tonnes per hectare | 17.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Ecuador or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 16.97 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 Indonesia?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Indonesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Indonesia rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Ecuador ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 5th 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.