Table 1.

Average microalgae lipid yields in cubic meters per hectare⁻¹ per meter⁻¹ (corresponding biomass yields in grams per meter⁻² per day⁻¹) of various regions around the world with respective high and low monthly lipid yields

	Lipid and biomass yield
Location	Maximum monthly	Average monthly	Lowest monthly
Kisumu, Kenya	2.47 (15.9)	2.28 (14.8)	2.07 (13.3)
Learmonth, Australia	2.61 (18.0)	2.16 (14.0)	1.49 (9.64)
Trivandrum, India	2.42 (15.6)	2.08 (13.4)	1.75 (11.3)
Cali, Columbia	2.27 (14.6)	2.04 (13.2)	1.91 (12.3)
Hawaii, United States	2.36 (15.3)	1.97 (12.8)	1.50 (9.95)
Yuma, AZ, United States	2.68 (17.3)	1.80 (11.7)	0.68 (5.16)
Poltavka, Russia	2.30 (14.8)	1.06 (6.84)	0.46 (3.23)
Bagaskar, Finland	2.19 (14.1)	0.77 (5.00)	0.55 (3.86)
Punta Arenas, Chile	1.77 (11.9)	0.77 (5.07)	0.51 (3.25)