Benin vs Dominica: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Benin
13.8 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Dominica
11.59 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Benin rank
17th
Dominica rank
20th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Benin
- Dominica
How they compare
Benin currently reports 13.8 hectares per tonne against 11.59 hectares per tonne in Dominica, a difference of 2.21 hectares per tonne.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Dominica's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 17th and Dominica ranks 20th of 59 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8 hectares per tonne | 2.53 hectares per tonne | 5.27 hectares per tonne | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.3 hectares per tonne | 3.08 hectares per tonne | 3.22 hectares per tonne | Benin |
| 2000s | 7.32 hectares per tonne | 4.99 hectares per tonne | 2.34 hectares per tonne | Benin |
| 2010s | 9.99 hectares per tonne | 6.54 hectares per tonne | 3.45 hectares per tonne | Benin |
| 2020s | 16.7 hectares per tonne | 11.48 hectares per tonne | 5.22 hectares per tonne | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil, Benin or Dominica?
- Benin, at 13.8 hectares per tonne against 11.59 hectares per tonne in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Benin and Dominica?
- 2.21 hectares per tonne, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Dominica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Dominica rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Benin ranks 17th and Dominica ranks 20th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of coconut crops harvested to produce a tonne of coconut oil. This metric is the inverse of oil yields, and represents the amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow a given crop to produce one tonne of oil.