Benin vs Ghana: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Benin
13.8 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Ghana
12.83 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Benin rank
17th
Ghana rank
18th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Benin currently reports 13.8 hectares per tonne against 12.83 hectares per tonne in Ghana, a difference of 0.97 hectares per tonne.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Benin ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 18th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.98 hectares per tonne | 4.92 hectares per tonne | 2.06 hectares per tonne | Benin |
| 1970s | 10.56 hectares per tonne | 5.56 hectares per tonne | 5 hectares per tonne | Benin |
| 1980s | 7.76 hectares per tonne | 6.92 hectares per tonne | 0.8452 hectares per tonne | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.3 hectares per tonne | 6.47 hectares per tonne | 0.1642 hectares per tonne | Ghana |
| 2000s | 7.32 hectares per tonne | 8.02 hectares per tonne | 0.6952 hectares per tonne | Ghana |
| 2010s | 9.99 hectares per tonne | 10.11 hectares per tonne | 0.1212 hectares per tonne | Ghana |
| 2020s | 16.7 hectares per tonne | 12.83 hectares per tonne | 3.87 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 Ghana?
- Benin, at 13.8 hectares per tonne against 12.83 hectares per tonne in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.97 hectares per tonne, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Benin ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 18th 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.