Oil Palm vs Sugarcane
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
Sugarcane
| Measure | Oil Palm | Sugarcane |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Sep (planting) | Oct–Nov, Feb–Mar |
| Days to harvest | 3–4 yr to bear | 300–365 |
| Spacing | 9 m triangular | 90–120 cm rows |
| Soil pH | 5.0–7.0 | 6.5–7.5 |
| Water | 2000–2500 | 1500–2500 |
| Temperature °C | 24–32 | 20–35 |
| Seed rate | 143 palms | 35–40 k setts |
| Yield | 20–25 t FFB | 80–100 t |
| Watch for | Rhinoceros beetle, bud rot | Early shoot borer, red rot, woolly aphid |