Myanmar vs Tuvalu: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Myanmar
241.39 hectares per tonne
in 2009
Tuvalu
124.85 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Myanmar rank
3rd
Tuvalu rank
5th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Myanmar
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 241.39 hectares per tonne against 124.85 hectares per tonne in Tuvalu, a difference of 116.54 hectares per tonne.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.9 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Myanmar ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 5th of 59 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.12 hectares per tonne | 307.69 hectares per tonne | 290.57 hectares per tonne | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 2,101 hectares per tonne | 173.08 hectares per tonne | 1,928 hectares per tonne | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 4,586 hectares per tonne | 109.69 hectares per tonne | 4,477 hectares per tonne | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 845.53 hectares per tonne | 88.12 hectares per tonne | 757.41 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 Tuvalu?
- Myanmar, at 241.39 hectares per tonne against 124.85 hectares per tonne in Tuvalu as of 2009.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Myanmar and Tuvalu?
- 116.54 hectares per tonne, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tuvalu?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2009.
- How do Myanmar and Tuvalu rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Myanmar ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 5th 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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