Nicaragua vs Peru: Oil palm fruit yields
Nicaragua
15.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Peru
14.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
8th
Peru rank
10th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 15.36 tonnes per hectare against 14.69 tonnes per hectare in Peru, a difference of 0.67 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 8th and Peru ranks 10th of 44 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 17.11 tonnes per hectare | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 18.92 tonnes per hectare | 23.75 tonnes per hectare | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2000s | 23.81 tonnes per hectare | 18.12 tonnes per hectare | 5.69 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 15.44 tonnes per hectare | 13.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | 14.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.555 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Nicaragua, at 15.36 tonnes per hectare against 14.69 tonnes per hectare in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 0.67 tonnes per hectare, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 8th and Peru ranks 10th 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.