Oil Palm vs Rubber
Both are Plantation. Each axis is a percentile across all 538 crops — 80 means higher than four-fifths of the table. Where an axis is missing, the crop genuinely is not measured that way.
Oil Palm
Rubber
| Measure | Oil Palm | Rubber |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Sep (planting) | Jun–Jul (planting) |
| Days to harvest | 3–4 yr to bear | 6–7 yr to tap |
| Spacing | 9 m triangular | 4.9 × 4.9 m |
| Soil pH | 5.0–7.0 | 4.5–6.0 |
| Water | 2000–2500 | 2000–3000 |
| Temperature °C | 24–32 | 25–34 |
| Seed rate | 143 palms | 420 plants |
| Yield | 20–25 t FFB | 1.5–2 t dry rubber |
| Watch for | Rhinoceros beetle, bud rot | Abnormal leaf fall, pink disease |