Benin vs Costa Rica: Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit
Benin
0.0018 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0016 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
4th
Costa Rica rank
7th
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit over time
- Benin
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0018 tonnes per hectare against 0.0016 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Benin ranks 4th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0004 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0004 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0005 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0006 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0002 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0002 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0018 tonnes per hectare | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0002 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit, Benin or Costa Rica?
- Benin, at 0.0018 tonnes per hectare against 0.0016 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit between Benin and Costa Rica?
- 0.0002 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit?
- Benin ranks 4th and Costa Rica ranks 7th 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 Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit. 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.