Ghana vs Guinea: Oil palm fruit yields
Ghana
7.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guinea
2.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
39th
Guinea rank
42nd
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Ghana
- Guinea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7.36 tonnes per hectare against 2.68 tonnes per hectare in Guinea, a difference of 4.68 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.8 times Guinea's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 39th and Guinea ranks 42nd of 44 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1970s | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1980s | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1990s | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 4.51 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Ghana or Guinea?
- Ghana, at 7.36 tonnes per hectare against 2.68 tonnes per hectare in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Ghana and Guinea?
- 4.68 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Guinea rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Ghana ranks 39th and Guinea ranks 42nd 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.