Note: These are conservative estimates — crop yields vary widely. This data is compiled from a variety of sources. Where sources vary averages are given. The yield figures are most useful as comparative estimates: a high-yielding crop may not be “better” (more suitable) than a lower-yielding crop, it depends on the particular situation. — Keith Addison, Handmade Projects, 2001.
Ascending order | Alphabetical order | ||||
Crop | litres oil/ha | US gal/acre | Crop | litres oil/ha | US gal/acre |
corn (maize) | 172 | 18 | avocado | 2638 | 282 |
cashew nut | 176 | 19 | brazil nut | 2392 | 255 |
oats | 217 | 23 | calendula | 305 | 33 |
lupine | 232 | 25 | camelina | 583 | 62 |
kenaf | 273 | 29 | cashew nut | 176 | 19 |
calendula | 305 | 33 | castor bean | 1413 | 151 |
cotton | 325 | 35 | cocoa (cacao) | 1026 | 110 |
hemp | 363 | 39 | coconut | 2689 | 287 |
soybean | 446 | 48 | coffee | 459 | 49 |
coffee | 459 | 49 | coriander | 536 | 57 |
linseed (flax) | 478 | 51 | corn (maize) | 172 | 18 |
hazelnut | 482 | 51 | cotton | 325 | 35 |
euphorbia | 524 | 56 | euphorbia | 524 | 56 |
pumpkin seed | 534 | 57 | hazelnut | 482 | 51 |
coriander | 536 | 57 | hemp | 363 | 39 |
mustard seed | 572 | 61 | jatropha | 1892 | 202 |
camelina | 583 | 62 | jojoba | 1818 | 194 |
sesame | 696 | 74 | kenaf | 273 | 29 |
safflower | 779 | 83 | linseed (flax) | 478 | 51 |
rice | 828 | 88 | lupine | 232 | 25 |
tung oil | 940 | 100 | macadamia nut | 2246 | 240 |
sunflower | 952 | 102 | mustard seed | 572 | 61 |
cocoa (cacao) | 1026 | 110 | oats | 217 | 23 |
peanut | 1059 | 113 | oil palm | 5950 | 635 |
opium poppy | 1163 | 124 | olive | 1212 | 129 |
rapeseed | 1190 | 127 | opium poppy | 1163 | 124 |
olive | 1212 | 129 | peanut | 1059 | 113 |
castor bean | 1413 | 151 | pecan nut | 1791 | 191 |
pecan nut | 1791 | 191 | pumpkin seed | 534 | 57 |
jojoba | 1818 | 194 | rapeseed | 1190 | 127 |
jatropha | 1892 | 202 | rice | 828 | 88 |
macadamia nut | 2246 | 240 | safflower | 779 | 83 |
brazil nut | 2392 | 255 | sesame | 696 | 74 |
avocado | 2638 | 282 | soybean | 446 | 48 |
coconut | 2689 | 287 | sunflower | 952 | 102 |
oil palm | 5950 | 635 | tung oil | 940 | 100 |