Seychelles vs East Timor: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil

Seychelles
76.1 hectares per tonne
in 2023
East Timor
133.05 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Seychelles rank
7th
East Timor rank
4th

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

  • Seychelles
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 133.05 hectares per tonne against 76.1 hectares per tonne in Seychelles, a difference of 56.95 hectares per tonne.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.7 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Timor ahead.

Seychelles ranks 7th and East Timor ranks 4th 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

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