French Polynesia vs Tanzania: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
French Polynesia
5.66 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Tanzania
6.15 hectares per tonne
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
27th
Tanzania rank
26th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- French Polynesia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 6.15 hectares per tonne against 5.66 hectares per tonne in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.49 hectares per tonne.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.28 hectares per tonne | 17.95 hectares per tonne | 25.33 hectares per tonne | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 2.59 hectares per tonne | 15.73 hectares per tonne | 13.14 hectares per tonne | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2.52 hectares per tonne | 15.4 hectares per tonne | 12.88 hectares per tonne | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 3.39 hectares per tonne | 16.93 hectares per tonne | 13.54 hectares per tonne | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 3.66 hectares per tonne | 26.96 hectares per tonne | 23.29 hectares per tonne | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.28 hectares per tonne | 19.32 hectares per tonne | 16.04 hectares per tonne | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 4.68 hectares per tonne | 6.63 hectares per tonne | 1.95 hectares per tonne | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 6.15 hectares per tonne against 5.66 hectares per tonne in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between French Polynesia and Tanzania?
- 0.49 hectares per tonne, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Tanzania?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Tanzania rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- French Polynesia ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 26th 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.