Cambodia vs Ecuador: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Cambodia
1.63 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Ecuador
1.66 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Cambodia rank
51st
Ecuador rank
50th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Cambodia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.66 hectares per tonne against 1.63 hectares per tonne in Cambodia, a difference of 0.03 hectares per tonne.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 51st and Ecuador ranks 50th of 59 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8 hectares per tonne | 0.7673 hectares per tonne | 1.03 hectares per tonne | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 1.73 hectares per tonne | 1.06 hectares per tonne | 0.6724 hectares per tonne | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 1.82 hectares per tonne | 1.8 hectares per tonne | 0.0174 hectares per tonne | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 1.45 hectares per tonne | 1.51 hectares per tonne | 0.0674 hectares per tonne | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.54 hectares per tonne | 1.76 hectares per tonne | 0.2226 hectares per tonne | Ecuador |
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, Cambodia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.66 hectares per tonne against 1.63 hectares per tonne in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Cambodia and Ecuador?
- 0.03 hectares per tonne, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Ecuador?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Ecuador rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Cambodia ranks 51st and Ecuador ranks 50th 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.