Oil-Producing Crops
Plant |
Latin
Name |
KG
Oil/Hectare |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | Zea mays | 145 |
| Cashew nut | Anacardium occidentale | 148 |
| Oat | Avena sativa | 183 |
| Palm | Erythea salvadorensis | 189 |
| Lupine | Lupinus albus | 195 |
| Rubber seed | Hevea brasiliensis | 217 |
| Kenaf | Hibiscus cannabinus L. | 230 |
| Calendula | Calendula offcinalis | 256 |
| Cotton | Gossypium hirsutum | 273 |
| Hemp | Cannabis sativa | 305 |
| Soybean | Glycine max | 375 |
| Coffee | Coffea arabica | 386 |
Linseed |
Linum usitatissimum | 402 |
| Hazelnut | Corylus avellana | 405 |
| Euphorbia | Euphorbia lagascae | 440 |
Pumpkin seed |
Cucubita pepo | 449 |
Coriander |
Coriandrum sativum | 450 |
Mustard |
Brassica alba | 481 |
Camelina |
Camelina sativa | 490 |
Sesame |
Sesamum indicum | 585 |
Crambe |
Crambe abyssinica | 589 |
Safflower |
Carthamus tinctorius | 655 |
Buffalo gourd |
Cucurbita foetidissima | 665 |
Rice |
Oriza sativa L. | 696 |
Tung oil tree |
Aleurites fordii | 790 |
Sunflower |
Helianthus annuus | 800 |
Cocoa |
Theobroma cacao | 863 |
Peanut |
Arachis hypogaea | 890 |
Rapeseed |
Brassica napus | 1000 |
Olive tree |
Olea europaea | 1019 |
Piassava |
Attalea funifera | 1112 |
Gopher plant |
Euphorbia lathyris | 1119 |
Castor bean |
Ricinus communis | 1188 |
Bacuri |
Platonia insignis | 1197 |
Pecan |
Carya illnoensis | 1505 |
Jojoba |
Simmondsia chinesis | 1528 |
Babassu palm |
Orbignya martiana | 1541 |
Jatropha |
Jatropha curcas | 1590 |
Macadamia nut |
Macadamia terriflora | 1887 |
Brazil nut |
Bertholletia excelsa | 2010 |
Avocado |
Persea americana | 2217 |
Coconut |
Cocos nucifera | 2260 |
Oiticia |
Licania rigida | 2520 |
Buriti palm |
Mauritia flexuosa | 2743 |
Pequi |
Caryocar brasiliense | 3142 |
| Macauba palm | Acrocomia aculeate | 3775 |
Oil palm |
Elaeis guineensis | 5000 |
Table used by permission from: From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel by Joshua Tickell
