Mexico vs Puerto Rico: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Mexico
0.9574 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.4834 hectares per tonne
in 2009
Mexico rank
56th
Puerto Rico rank
58th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.9574 hectares per tonne against 0.4834 hectares per tonne in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.474 hectares per tonne.
That makes Mexico's figure about 2.0 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Mexico ranks 56th and Puerto Rico ranks 58th of 59 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8256 hectares per tonne | 1.45 hectares per tonne | 0.621 hectares per tonne | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.58 hectares per tonne | 1.45 hectares per tonne | 0.1376 hectares per tonne | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.7 hectares per tonne | 1.46 hectares per tonne | 0.244 hectares per tonne | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.4 hectares per tonne | 1.43 hectares per tonne | 0.0216 hectares per tonne | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.36 hectares per tonne | 0.672 hectares per tonne | 0.6885 hectares per tonne | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Puerto Rico?
- Mexico, at 0.9574 hectares per tonne against 0.4834 hectares per tonne in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 0.474 hectares per tonne, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2009.
- How do Mexico and Puerto Rico rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Mexico ranks 56th and Puerto Rico ranks 58th 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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