Ecuador vs Guatemala: Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit
Ecuador
0.0017 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala
0.0018 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador rank
6th
Guatemala rank
3rd
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit over time
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.0018 tonnes per hectare against 0.0017 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 6th and Guatemala ranks 3rd of 44 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | 0.0004 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0001 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.0011 tonnes per hectare | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | 0.0006 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0003 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0019 tonnes per hectare | 0.0003 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
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, Ecuador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.0018 tonnes per hectare against 0.0017 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit between Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 0.0001 tonnes per hectare, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit?
- Ecuador ranks 6th and Guatemala ranks 3rd 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.