French Polynesia vs Kiribati: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
French Polynesia
5.66 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Kiribati
5.27 hectares per tonne
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
27th
Kiribati rank
28th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- French Polynesia
- Kiribati
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 5.66 hectares per tonne against 5.27 hectares per tonne in Kiribati, a difference of 0.39 hectares per tonne.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 27th and Kiribati ranks 28th of 59 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.81 hectares per tonne | 110.69 hectares per tonne | 63.88 hectares per tonne | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 2.59 hectares per tonne | 75.18 hectares per tonne | 72.59 hectares per tonne | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 2.52 hectares per tonne | 72.47 hectares per tonne | 69.95 hectares per tonne | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 3.39 hectares per tonne | 51.1 hectares per tonne | 47.71 hectares per tonne | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 3.66 hectares per tonne | 21.6 hectares per tonne | 17.93 hectares per tonne | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 3.28 hectares per tonne | 6.54 hectares per tonne | 3.27 hectares per tonne | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 4.68 hectares per tonne | 5.98 hectares per tonne | 1.31 hectares per tonne | Kiribati |
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, French Polynesia or Kiribati?
- French Polynesia, at 5.66 hectares per tonne against 5.27 hectares per tonne in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between French Polynesia and Kiribati?
- 0.39 hectares per tonne, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Kiribati?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Kiribati rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- French Polynesia ranks 27th and Kiribati ranks 28th 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.