Colombia vs Ecuador: Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit
Colombia
0.0015 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador
0.0017 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
9th
Ecuador rank
6th
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.0017 tonnes per hectare against 0.0015 tonnes per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 9th and Ecuador ranks 6th of 44 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0006 tonnes per hectare | 0.0009 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0007 tonnes per hectare | 0.0009 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0003 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0004 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.0019 tonnes per hectare | 0.0011 tonnes per hectare | 0.0008 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0019 tonnes per hectare | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 0.0006 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0001 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.0017 tonnes per hectare against 0.0015 tonnes per hectare in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.0002 tonnes per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit?
- Colombia ranks 9th and Ecuador ranks 6th 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.