Nigeria vs Suriname: Oil palm fruit yields
Nigeria
2.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Suriname
2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
43rd
Suriname rank
44th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Nigeria
- Suriname
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.57 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Suriname, a difference of 0.57 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 44th of 44 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 5.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | Suriname |
| 1980s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.6972 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.6499 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.5641 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.5689 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Nigeria or Suriname?
- Nigeria, at 2.57 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Nigeria and Suriname?
- 0.57 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Suriname?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Suriname rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 44th 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.