Guatemala vs Malaysia: Oil palm fruit yields
Guatemala
18.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malaysia
19.77 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
3rd
Malaysia rank
1st
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Guatemala
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 19.77 tonnes per hectare against 18.15 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala, a difference of 1.62 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Malaysia ahead.
Guatemala ranks 3rd and Malaysia ranks 1st of 44 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.94 tonnes per hectare | 17.09 tonnes per hectare | 7.15 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 13.3 tonnes per hectare | 16.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 17.21 tonnes per hectare | 17.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.7047 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | 18.82 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 18.86 tonnes per hectare | 18.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.243 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 19.77 tonnes per hectare against 18.15 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Guatemala and Malaysia?
- 1.62 tonnes per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Malaysia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Malaysia rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Guatemala ranks 3rd and Malaysia ranks 1st 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.