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Throughout history, essential oils have been extracted from natural sources such as plants for various purposes such as pharmacology, chemistry, and cosmetics. The extraction process involves techniques ranging from essential distillation with steam to more technical ones like supercritical fluids and microwave-assisted hydrodistillation, each with varying yields. Our study analyzed different extraction methods for essential oils through qualitative and quantitative documentary analysis. We also conducted the statistical analysis using the Statgraphics Centurion XVI software. The results show that microwave-assisted hydrodistillation is the most efficient method for extracting essential oils regardless of the plant material used. Other methods did not show significant effects based on our ANOVA analysis with a P-value less than 0.05 and a 95.0% confidence level.