Guatemala vs Indonesia: Oil palm fruit yields
Guatemala
18.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Indonesia
16.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
5th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Guatemala
- Indonesia
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 18.15 tonnes per hectare against 16.97 tonnes per hectare in Indonesia, a difference of 1.18 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Indonesia ahead.
Guatemala ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 44 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.94 tonnes per hectare | 19.59 tonnes per hectare | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 13.3 tonnes per hectare | 17.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 17.21 tonnes per hectare | 17.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.7562 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | 18.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 18.86 tonnes per hectare | 17.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Guatemala or Indonesia?
- Guatemala, at 18.15 tonnes per hectare against 16.97 tonnes per hectare in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Guatemala and Indonesia?
- 1.18 tonnes per hectare, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Indonesia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Indonesia rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Guatemala ranks 3rd 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.