Colombia vs Mexico: Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit
Colombia
0.0015 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
0.0014 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
9th
Mexico rank
12th
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0015 tonnes per hectare against 0.0014 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 12th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 0.0003 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0001 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0024 tonnes per hectare | 0.0008 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0002 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.0019 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0005 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0019 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0005 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 Mexico?
- Colombia, at 0.0015 tonnes per hectare against 0.0014 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0.0001 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit?
- Colombia ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 12th 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.