Colombia vs Myanmar: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil

Colombia
868.14 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Myanmar
241.39 hectares per tonne
in 2009
Colombia rank
1st
Myanmar rank
3rd

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

  • Colombia
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 868.14 hectares per tonne against 241.39 hectares per tonne in Myanmar, a difference of 626.74 hectares per tonne.

That makes Colombia's figure about 3.6 times Myanmar's.

Colombia ranks 1st and Myanmar ranks 3rd of 59 countries.

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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
Last refreshed

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