Nigeria vs Tanzania: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil

Nigeria

5.13 hectares per tonne

in 2023

Tanzania

6.15 hectares per tonne

in 2023

Nigeria rank

29th

Tanzania rank

26th

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

Nigeria
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 6.15 hectares per tonne against 5.13 hectares per tonne in Nigeria, a difference of 1.01 hectares per tonne.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 59 countries.

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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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