Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Oil palm fruit yields
Papua New Guinea
12.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
12.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
19th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
17th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.86 tonnes per hectare against 12.46 tonnes per hectare in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 44 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.15 tonnes per hectare | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | 7.48 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 14.17 tonnes per hectare | 8.76 tonnes per hectare | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | 9.35 tonnes per hectare | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 15.07 tonnes per hectare | 9.56 tonnes per hectare | 5.51 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 13.59 tonnes per hectare | 10.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 12.64 tonnes per hectare | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.6834 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.86 tonnes per hectare against 12.46 tonnes per hectare in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.4 tonnes per hectare, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.