Guatemala vs Thailand: Oil palm fruit yields
Guatemala
18.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Thailand
18.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
3rd
Thailand rank
2nd
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Guatemala
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 18.33 tonnes per hectare against 18.15 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Thailand ahead.
Guatemala ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 2nd of 44 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.94 tonnes per hectare | 10.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.5445 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1990s | 13.3 tonnes per hectare | 13.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.5099 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2000s | 17.21 tonnes per hectare | 16.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.7487 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | 18.26 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2020s | 18.86 tonnes per hectare | 18.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.7694 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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 18.33 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 Thailand?
- 0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Thailand?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Thailand rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Guatemala ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 2nd 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.