Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil

Papua New Guinea
3.83 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Philippines
3.02 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Philippines rank
41st

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.83 hectares per tonne against 3.02 hectares per tonne in Philippines, a difference of 0.81 hectares per tonne.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Philippines ranks 41st of 59 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 9.74 hectares per tonne 7.47 hectares per tonne 2.27 hectares per tonne Papua New Guinea
1970s 7.97 hectares per tonne 3 hectares per tonne 4.97 hectares per tonne Papua New Guinea
1980s 6.15 hectares per tonne 2.88 hectares per tonne 3.27 hectares per tonne Papua New Guinea
1990s 6.62 hectares per tonne 2.52 hectares per tonne 4.1 hectares per tonne Papua New Guinea
2000s 4.49 hectares per tonne 2.26 hectares per tonne 2.23 hectares per tonne Papua New Guinea
2010s 8.67 hectares per tonne 2.82 hectares per tonne 5.85 hectares per tonne Papua New Guinea
2020s 4.27 hectares per tonne 3.21 hectares per tonne 1.07 hectares per tonne Papua New Guinea

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, Papua New Guinea or Philippines?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.83 hectares per tonne against 3.02 hectares per tonne in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Papua New Guinea and Philippines?
0.81 hectares per tonne, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Philippines?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Philippines rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Philippines ranks 41st 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

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

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