Dominican Republic vs French Polynesia: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Dominican Republic
- French Polynesia
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 6.92 hectares per tonne against 5.66 hectares per tonne in French Polynesia, a difference of 1.26 hectares per tonne.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times French Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 24th and French Polynesia ranks 27th of 59 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and French Polynesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.43 hectares per tonne | 43.28 hectares per tonne | 14.85 hectares per tonne | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 10.7 hectares per tonne | 2.59 hectares per tonne | 8.11 hectares per tonne | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 4.63 hectares per tonne | 2.52 hectares per tonne | 2.11 hectares per tonne | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 5.92 hectares per tonne | 3.39 hectares per tonne | 2.53 hectares per tonne | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 5.48 hectares per tonne | 3.66 hectares per tonne | 1.81 hectares per tonne | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 6.38 hectares per tonne | 3.28 hectares per tonne | 3.1 hectares per tonne | Dominican Republic |
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, Dominican Republic or French Polynesia?
- Dominican Republic, at 6.92 hectares per tonne against 5.66 hectares per tonne in French Polynesia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Dominican Republic and French Polynesia?
- 1.26 hectares per tonne, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and French Polynesia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Dominican Republic and French Polynesia rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Dominican Republic ranks 24th and French Polynesia ranks 27th 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.