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The following table shows the vegetable oil yields of common energy crops associated with biodiesel production. Included is growing zone data, relevant to farmers and agricultural scientists.
This is unrelated to ethanol production, which relies on starch, sugar and cellulose content instead of oil yields.
Crop
kg oil/ha/yr
litres oil/ha
lbs oil/acre
US gal/acre
Coldest
hardiness zone
Warmest
hardiness zone
maize (corn)
147
172
129
18
3
11
cashew nut
148
176
132
19
10
11
oats
183
217
163
23
3
10
lupin (lupine)
195
232
175
25
4
7
kenaf
230
273
205
29
6
10
calendula
256
305
229
33
9
11
cotton
273
325
244
35
8
11
hemp
305
363
272
39
8
11
soybean
375
446
335
48
2
11
coffee
386
459
345
49
10
11
flax (linseed)
402
478
359
51
3
10
hazelnuts
405
482
362
51
4
8
euphorbia
440
524
393
56
4
10
pumpkin seed
449
534
401
57
4
9
coriander
450
536
402
57
3
11
mustard seed
481
572
430
61
7
11
camelina
490
583
438
62
7
9
sesame
585
696
522
74
7
10
safflower
655
779
585
83
3
9
rice
696
828
622
88
9
10
tung tree
790
940
705
100
9
11
sunflowers
800
952
714
102
3
8
cacao (cocoa)
863
1026
771
110
11
13
peanut
890
1059
795
113
5
10
opium poppy
978
1163
873
124
3
9
rapeseed
1000
1190
893
127
9
13
olives
1019
1212
910
129
10
11
castor beans
1188
1413
1061
151
8
10
pecan nuts
1505
1791
1344
191
6
9
jojoba
1528
1818
1365
194
9
10
jatropha
1590
1892
1420
202
10
11
macadamia nuts
1887
2246
1685
240
9
11
brazil nuts
2010
2392
1795
255
11
13
walnut
2237
2413
1996
258 [1][2]
[3]
5
9
avocado
2217
2638
1980
282
9
11
coconut
2260
2689
2018
287
10
13
chinese tallow
3950
4700
3500
500
8
11
oil palm
5000
5950
4465
635
10
13
Copaifera langsdorffii[4]
[5]
11010
12000
9824
1283
10
13
Millettia pinnata[6]
9000[citation needed]
5612
8030
600[7]
11
13
algae (open pond) [8]
80000
95000
70000
10000
7
13
- Note: Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum, or Triadica sebifera) is also known as the "Popcorn Tree".
^Bill Olson, Ron Snyder - Walnut Research Index Table
^Why You Should Grow Walnuts (Juglans regia)
^Walnut Oil/
^Qld farmers invest in diesel-producing trees
^Application of the Essential Oil from Copaiba (Copaifera langsdorffii Desf.) for Acne Vulgaris: a Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial
^Millettia pinnata The sustainable biofuel crop of the future
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