Nigeria vs Solomon Islands: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Nigeria
5.13 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Solomon Islands
4.54 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Nigeria rank
29th
Solomon Islands rank
31st
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Nigeria
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.13 hectares per tonne against 4.54 hectares per tonne in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.59 hectares per tonne.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Nigeria ranks 29th and Solomon Islands ranks 31st of 59 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.18 hectares per tonne | 9.1 hectares per tonne | 5.92 hectares per tonne | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 4.23 hectares per tonne | 8.64 hectares per tonne | 4.4 hectares per tonne | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 3.53 hectares per tonne | 8.03 hectares per tonne | 4.5 hectares per tonne | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 4.68 hectares per tonne | 4.78 hectares per tonne | 0.0929 hectares per tonne | Solomon Islands |
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, Nigeria or Solomon Islands?
- Nigeria, at 5.13 hectares per tonne against 4.54 hectares per tonne in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Nigeria and Solomon Islands?
- 0.59 hectares per tonne, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Solomon Islands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Solomon Islands rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Nigeria ranks 29th and Solomon Islands ranks 31st 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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