Malaysia vs Thailand: Oil palm fruit yields
Malaysia
19.77 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Thailand
18.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malaysia rank
1st
Thailand rank
2nd
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 19.77 tonnes per hectare against 18.33 tonnes per hectare in Thailand, a difference of 1.44 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 2nd of 44 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.31 tonnes per hectare | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 7.52 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 15.09 tonnes per hectare | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | 7.23 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 17.32 tonnes per hectare | 10.34 tonnes per hectare | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 16.15 tonnes per hectare | 13.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 17.91 tonnes per hectare | 16.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 18.82 tonnes per hectare | 18.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.5611 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 18.61 tonnes per hectare | 18.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.5264 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 19.77 tonnes per hectare against 18.33 tonnes per hectare in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 1.44 tonnes per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Malaysia ranks 1st 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.