Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil

Cameroon
2.87 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
2.72 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Cameroon rank
42nd
Cote d'Ivoire rank
43rd

Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time

  • Cameroon
  • Cote d'Ivoire
246196119922023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.87 hectares per tonne against 2.72 hectares per tonne in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.15 hectares per tonne.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 42nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 43rd of 59 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1980s 3.24 hectares per tonne 1.27 hectares per tonne 1.97 hectares per tonne Cameroon
1990s 3.18 hectares per tonne 1.78 hectares per tonne 1.4 hectares per tonne Cameroon
2000s 2.61 hectares per tonne 1.85 hectares per tonne 0.7629 hectares per tonne Cameroon
2010s 2.3 hectares per tonne 2.01 hectares per tonne 0.2856 hectares per tonne Cameroon
2020s 2.9 hectares per tonne 2.6 hectares per tonne 0.3034 hectares per tonne Cameroon

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, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cameroon, at 2.87 hectares per tonne against 2.72 hectares per tonne in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
0.15 hectares per tonne, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
Cameroon ranks 42nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 43rd 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

Indicator
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Unit
hectares per tonne
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
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