Myanmar vs Samoa: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Myanmar
241.39 hectares per tonne
in 2009
Samoa
95.07 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Myanmar rank
3rd
Samoa rank
6th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Myanmar
- Samoa
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 241.39 hectares per tonne against 95.07 hectares per tonne in Samoa, a difference of 146.32 hectares per tonne.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.5 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.
Myanmar ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 6th of 59 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.12 hectares per tonne | 132.97 hectares per tonne | 115.85 hectares per tonne | Samoa |
| 1970s | 2,101 hectares per tonne | 160.19 hectares per tonne | 1,941 hectares per tonne | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 4,586 hectares per tonne | 4.17 hectares per tonne | 4,582 hectares per tonne | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 845.53 hectares per tonne | 5.24 hectares per tonne | 840.29 hectares per tonne | Myanmar |
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, Myanmar or Samoa?
- Myanmar, at 241.39 hectares per tonne against 95.07 hectares per tonne in Samoa as of 2009.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Myanmar and Samoa?
- 146.32 hectares per tonne, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2009.
- How do Myanmar and Samoa rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Myanmar ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 6th 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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