Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Oil palm fruit yields

Ghana
7.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
7.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
36th

Oil palm fruit yields over time

  • Ghana
  • Sierra Leone
02468196119922024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 7.79 tonnes per hectare against 7.36 tonnes per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.43 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 44 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 6.87 tonnes per hectare 8.06 tonnes per hectare 1.19 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
1970s 6.14 tonnes per hectare 8.06 tonnes per hectare 1.92 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
1980s 6.35 tonnes per hectare 8.06 tonnes per hectare 1.72 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
1990s 6.47 tonnes per hectare 8.06 tonnes per hectare 1.59 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
2000s 6.14 tonnes per hectare 8.1 tonnes per hectare 1.96 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
2010s 6.63 tonnes per hectare 7.79 tonnes per hectare 1.16 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
2020s 7.19 tonnes per hectare 7.78 tonnes per hectare 0.5904 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 7.79 tonnes per hectare against 7.36 tonnes per hectare in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
0.43 tonnes per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
Ghana ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th 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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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.