Madagascar vs Senegal: Oil palm fruit yields
Madagascar
11.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Senegal
10.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
21st
Senegal rank
23rd
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Madagascar
- Senegal
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 11.59 tonnes per hectare against 10.91 tonnes per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.68 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Senegal ahead.
Madagascar ranks 21st and Senegal ranks 23rd of 44 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 0.6041 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 10.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 0.4418 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 11.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 11.66 tonnes per hectare | 10.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 11.65 tonnes per hectare | 11.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.6246 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 11.59 tonnes per hectare | 10.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.7262 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Madagascar or Senegal?
- Madagascar, at 11.59 tonnes per hectare against 10.91 tonnes per hectare in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Madagascar and Senegal?
- 0.68 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Madagascar ranks 21st and Senegal ranks 23rd 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.