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

Kiribati
5.27 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Tanzania
6.15 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Kiribati rank
28th
Tanzania rank
26th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 6.15 hectares per tonne against 5.27 hectares per tonne in Kiribati, a difference of 0.88 hectares per tonne.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 59 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 110.69 hectares per tonne 18.11 hectares per tonne 92.58 hectares per tonne Kiribati
1970s 75.18 hectares per tonne 15.73 hectares per tonne 59.45 hectares per tonne Kiribati
1980s 71.21 hectares per tonne 15.34 hectares per tonne 55.87 hectares per tonne Kiribati
1990s 51.1 hectares per tonne 16.93 hectares per tonne 34.17 hectares per tonne Kiribati
2000s 21.6 hectares per tonne 26.96 hectares per tonne 5.36 hectares per tonne Tanzania
2010s 6.54 hectares per tonne 19.32 hectares per tonne 12.78 hectares per tonne Tanzania
2020s 5.98 hectares per tonne 6.63 hectares per tonne 0.6451 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, Kiribati or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 6.15 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 Kiribati and Tanzania?
0.88 hectares per tonne, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tanzania?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Tanzania rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
Kiribati ranks 28th 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

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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