Biodiesel / List of Oil Crop Yields
The following table shows the yield of vegetable oils per hectare that can be obtained from common oil plants for biodiesel production.
| Oil plant | kg oil / [ha / a] | Liters of oil / [ha / a] |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | 145 | 172 |
| Cashew | 148 | 176 |
| oats | 183 | 217 |
| lupine | 195 | 232 |
| Kenaf | 230 | 273 |
| Marigold | 256 | 305 |
| cotton | 273 | 325 |
| Industrial hemp | 305 | 363 |
| Soybean | 375 | 446 |
| coffee | 386 | 459 |
| flax | 402 | 478 |
| hazelnut | 405 | 482 |
| Euphorbia | 440 | 524 |
| Pumpkin oil | 449 | 534 |
| Real coriander | 450 | 536 |
| Mustard seed | 481 | 572 |
| Cruciferous plants | 490 | 583 |
| sesame | 585 | 696 |
| Safflower | 655 | 779 |
| rice | 696 | 828 |
| Sunflower | 800 | 952 |
| cocoa | 863 | 1026 |
| peanut | 890 | 1059 |
| Opium poppy | 978 | 1163 |
| Rapeseed | 1000 | 1190 |
| olive oil | 1019 | 1212 |
| castor oil | 1188 | 1413 |
| Pecan | 1505 | 1791 |
| Jojoba | 1528 | 1818 |
| Jatropha | 1590 | 1892 |
| Macadamia | 1887 | 2246 |
| Brazil nut tree | 2010 | 2392 |
| avocado | 2217 | 2638 |
| coconut | 2260 | 2689 |
| Chinese sebum tree | 3950 | 4700 |
| Oil palm | 5000 | 5950 |
| Seaweed | 80000 | 95000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ With permission from The Global Petroleum Club. From: Biodiesel: The Sustainability Dimensions ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , published by Hill, Amanda, Al Kurki, and Mike Morris. 2006. ATTRA Publication. Butte, MT: National Center for Appropriate Technology. Pp. 4-5.
- ↑ Algae mainly produce triterpenes , not triglycerides
- ↑ A Look Back at the US Department of Energy's Aquatic Species Program — Biodiesel from Algae (PDF; 3.8 MB)
