Cook Islands vs New Caledonia: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Cook Islands
30.77 hectares per tonne
in 1987
New Caledonia
47.47 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
12th
New Caledonia rank
11th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Cook Islands
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 47.47 hectares per tonne against 30.77 hectares per tonne in Cook Islands, a difference of 16.7 hectares per tonne.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.5 times Cook Islands's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 12th and New Caledonia ranks 11th 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 | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167.81 hectares per tonne | 10.68 hectares per tonne | 157.13 hectares per tonne | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 210.79 hectares per tonne | 13.12 hectares per tonne | 197.67 hectares per tonne | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 73.54 hectares per tonne | 12.76 hectares per tonne | 60.79 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 New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 47.47 hectares per tonne against 30.77 hectares per tonne in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Cook Islands and New Caledonia?
- 16.7 hectares per tonne, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and New Caledonia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1987.
- How do Cook Islands and New Caledonia rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Cook Islands ranks 12th and New Caledonia ranks 11th 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.