Cook Islands vs Maldives: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil

Cook Islands
30.77 hectares per tonne
in 1987
Maldives
17.45 hectares per tonne
in 2021
Cook Islands rank
12th
Maldives rank
15th

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

  • Cook Islands
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 30.77 hectares per tonne against 17.45 hectares per tonne in Maldives, a difference of 13.32 hectares per tonne.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.8 times Maldives's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 15th of 59 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 167.81 hectares per tonne 1.56 hectares per tonne 166.25 hectares per tonne Cook Islands
1970s 210.79 hectares per tonne 6.04 hectares per tonne 204.75 hectares per tonne Cook Islands
1980s 73.54 hectares per tonne 2.76 hectares per tonne 70.78 hectares per tonne Cook Islands

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, Cook Islands or Maldives?
Cook Islands, at 30.77 hectares per tonne against 17.45 hectares per tonne in Maldives as of 1987.
What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Cook Islands and Maldives?
13.32 hectares per tonne, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Maldives?
27 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1987.
How do Cook Islands and Maldives rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
Cook Islands ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 15th 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
Last refreshed

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