Guinea vs Nigeria: Oil palm fruit yields
Guinea
2.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
2.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guinea rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
43rd
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Guinea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.68 tonnes per hectare against 2.57 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1970s | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.0844 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.0346 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.0275 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.1162 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.1121 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Guinea or Nigeria?
- Guinea, at 2.68 tonnes per hectare against 2.57 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Guinea and Nigeria?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Guinea ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 43rd 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.