Micronesia (country) vs Thailand: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Micronesia (country)
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 4.46 hectares per tonne against 4.18 hectares per tonne in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.28 hectares per tonne.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Micronesia (country) ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 59 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.85 hectares per tonne | 6.89 hectares per tonne | 1.04 hectares per tonne | Thailand |
| 2000s | 6.16 hectares per tonne | 5.54 hectares per tonne | 0.6211 hectares per tonne | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 5.89 hectares per tonne | 6.82 hectares per tonne | 0.9314 hectares per tonne | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4.12 hectares per tonne | 4.5 hectares per tonne | 0.3846 hectares per tonne | Thailand |
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, Micronesia (country) or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 4.46 hectares per tonne against 4.18 hectares per tonne in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Micronesia (country) and Thailand?
- 0.28 hectares per tonne, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Thailand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Thailand rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 33rd 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
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.