Comoros vs Mozambique: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil

Comoros
3.98 hectares per tonne
in 2009
Mozambique
3.14 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Comoros rank
37th
Mozambique rank
40th

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

  • Comoros
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 3.98 hectares per tonne against 3.14 hectares per tonne in Mozambique, a difference of 0.84 hectares per tonne.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.3 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.

Comoros ranks 37th and Mozambique ranks 40th of 59 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 10.26 hectares per tonne 17.34 hectares per tonne 7.08 hectares per tonne Mozambique
1970s 9.72 hectares per tonne 6.87 hectares per tonne 2.85 hectares per tonne Comoros
1980s 8.68 hectares per tonne 2.91 hectares per tonne 5.77 hectares per tonne Comoros
1990s 6.76 hectares per tonne 2.94 hectares per tonne 3.82 hectares per tonne Comoros
2000s 4.02 hectares per tonne 2.4 hectares per tonne 1.62 hectares per tonne Comoros

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, Comoros or Mozambique?
Comoros, at 3.98 hectares per tonne against 3.14 hectares per tonne in Mozambique as of 2009.
What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Comoros and Mozambique?
0.84 hectares per tonne, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Mozambique?
47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2009.
How do Comoros and Mozambique rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
Comoros ranks 37th and Mozambique ranks 40th 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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