Nicaragua vs Samoa: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil

Nicaragua
66.88 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Samoa
95.07 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
8th
Samoa rank
6th

Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 95.07 hectares per tonne against 66.88 hectares per tonne in Nicaragua, a difference of 28.19 hectares per tonne.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 8th and Samoa ranks 6th of 59 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 15.62 hectares per tonne 3.65 hectares per tonne 11.98 hectares per tonne Nicaragua
1990s 23.09 hectares per tonne 3.04 hectares per tonne 20.05 hectares per tonne Nicaragua
2000s 20.83 hectares per tonne 5.13 hectares per tonne 15.71 hectares per tonne Nicaragua
2010s 24.46 hectares per tonne 6.96 hectares per tonne 17.51 hectares per tonne Nicaragua
2020s 57.88 hectares per tonne 54.08 hectares per tonne 3.81 hectares per tonne Nicaragua

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, Nicaragua or Samoa?
Samoa, at 95.07 hectares per tonne against 66.88 hectares per tonne in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Nicaragua and Samoa?
28.19 hectares per tonne, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
Nicaragua ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Unit
hectares per tonne
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
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