Oil palm fruit yields in Guatemala
Guatemala: Oil palm fruit yields was 18.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil palm fruit yields in Guatemala, 1983–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil palm fruit yields in Guatemala is 18.15 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Guatemala peaked at 22.28 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.97 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
That places Guatemala 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.94 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 13.83 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.3 tonnes per hectare | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | 16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.21 tonnes per hectare | 15.24 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.86 tonnes per hectare | 17.23 tonnes per hectare | 22.28 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More energy & mining data for Guatemala
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.8% (2024)
- Gas production 0.777 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 42.22 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.777 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 42.22 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 2.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 12.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 64.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Guatemala?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Guatemala was 18.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 22.28 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.97 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Guatemala rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Guatemala ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.