Kiribati vs Nigeria: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil

Kiribati
5.27 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Nigeria
5.13 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Kiribati rank
28th
Nigeria rank
29th

Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time

  • Kiribati
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 5.27 hectares per tonne against 5.13 hectares per tonne in Nigeria, a difference of 0.14 hectares per tonne.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 59 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 110.69 hectares per tonne 12.34 hectares per tonne 98.36 hectares per tonne Kiribati
1970s 75.18 hectares per tonne 6.67 hectares per tonne 68.51 hectares per tonne Kiribati
1980s 71.21 hectares per tonne 5.09 hectares per tonne 66.13 hectares per tonne Kiribati
1990s 51.1 hectares per tonne 3.18 hectares per tonne 47.92 hectares per tonne Kiribati
2000s 21.6 hectares per tonne 4.23 hectares per tonne 17.36 hectares per tonne Kiribati
2010s 6.54 hectares per tonne 3.53 hectares per tonne 3.01 hectares per tonne Kiribati
2020s 5.98 hectares per tonne 4.68 hectares per tonne 1.3 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, Kiribati or Nigeria?
Kiribati, at 5.27 hectares per tonne against 5.13 hectares per tonne in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Kiribati and Nigeria?
0.14 hectares per tonne, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nigeria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Nigeria rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
Kiribati ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 29th 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

Indicator
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Unit
hectares per tonne
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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