Mexico vs Vietnam: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Mexico
0.9574 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Vietnam
0.9764 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Mexico rank
56th
Vietnam rank
55th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Mexico
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.9764 hectares per tonne against 0.9574 hectares per tonne in Mexico, a difference of 0.019 hectares per tonne.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vietnam ahead.
Mexico ranks 56th and Vietnam ranks 55th of 59 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8256 hectares per tonne | 2.68 hectares per tonne | 1.86 hectares per tonne | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 1.58 hectares per tonne | 2.17 hectares per tonne | 0.5882 hectares per tonne | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 1.7 hectares per tonne | 2.14 hectares per tonne | 0.4403 hectares per tonne | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 1.4 hectares per tonne | 1.4 hectares per tonne | 0.0023 hectares per tonne | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.36 hectares per tonne | 0.822 hectares per tonne | 0.5385 hectares per tonne | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.12 hectares per tonne | 1.04 hectares per tonne | 0.0801 hectares per tonne | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.9441 hectares per tonne | 0.9445 hectares per tonne | 0.0004 hectares per tonne | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.9764 hectares per tonne against 0.9574 hectares per tonne in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Mexico and Vietnam?
- 0.019 hectares per tonne, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Vietnam rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Mexico ranks 56th and Vietnam ranks 55th of 59 regions.
- 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.