Nicaragua vs Tuvalu: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Nicaragua
66.88 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Tuvalu
124.85 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
8th
Tuvalu rank
5th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Nicaragua
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 124.85 hectares per tonne against 66.88 hectares per tonne in Nicaragua, a difference of 57.97 hectares per tonne.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.9 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 8th and Tuvalu ranks 5th of 59 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.62 hectares per tonne | 113.75 hectares per tonne | 98.12 hectares per tonne | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 23.09 hectares per tonne | 91.15 hectares per tonne | 68.07 hectares per tonne | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 20.83 hectares per tonne | 86.54 hectares per tonne | 65.71 hectares per tonne | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 24.46 hectares per tonne | 92.15 hectares per tonne | 67.68 hectares per tonne | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 57.88 hectares per tonne | 124.94 hectares per tonne | 67.05 hectares per tonne | Tuvalu |
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 Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 124.85 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 Tuvalu?
- 57.97 hectares per tonne, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tuvalu?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Tuvalu rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Nicaragua ranks 8th 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
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.