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

Seychelles

76.1 hectares per tonne

in 2023

Tuvalu

124.85 hectares per tonne

in 2023

Seychelles rank

7th

Tuvalu rank

5th

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

Seychelles
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 124.85 hectares per tonne against 76.1 hectares per tonne in Seychelles, a difference of 48.75 hectares per tonne.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.6 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Seychelles ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 5th 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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