Guinea vs Saint Lucia: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Guinea
10.41 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Saint Lucia
8.91 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Guinea rank
22nd
Saint Lucia rank
23rd
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Guinea
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 10.41 hectares per tonne against 8.91 hectares per tonne in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1.5 hectares per tonne.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 22nd and Saint Lucia ranks 23rd of 59 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.63 hectares per tonne | 2.42 hectares per tonne | 2.21 hectares per tonne | Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.29 hectares per tonne | 2.36 hectares per tonne | 1.93 hectares per tonne | Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.82 hectares per tonne | 4.29 hectares per tonne | 2.53 hectares per tonne | Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.42 hectares per tonne | 6.58 hectares per tonne | 2.84 hectares per tonne | Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.99 hectares per tonne | 10.36 hectares per tonne | 0.3741 hectares per tonne | Saint Lucia |
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, Guinea or Saint Lucia?
- Guinea, at 10.41 hectares per tonne against 8.91 hectares per tonne in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Guinea and Saint Lucia?
- 1.5 hectares per tonne, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Saint Lucia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Saint Lucia rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Guinea ranks 22nd and Saint Lucia ranks 23rd 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
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