Sri Lanka vs St. Lucia: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Sri Lanka
11.05 hectares per tonne
in 2023
St. Lucia
8.91 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
21st
St. Lucia rank
23rd
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Sri Lanka
- St. Lucia
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 11.05 hectares per tonne against 8.91 hectares per tonne in St. Lucia, a difference of 2.14 hectares per tonne.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times St. Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 21st and St. Lucia ranks 23rd of 59 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and St. Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | St. Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.91 hectares per tonne | 2.42 hectares per tonne | 3.49 hectares per tonne | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 11.37 hectares per tonne | 2.36 hectares per tonne | 9.01 hectares per tonne | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.76 hectares per tonne | 4.29 hectares per tonne | 9.47 hectares per tonne | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.07 hectares per tonne | 6.58 hectares per tonne | 1.48 hectares per tonne | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 9.14 hectares per tonne | 10.36 hectares per tonne | 1.22 hectares per tonne | St. Lucia |
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, Sri Lanka or St. Lucia?
- Sri Lanka, at 11.05 hectares per tonne against 8.91 hectares per tonne in St. Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Sri Lanka and St. Lucia?
- 2.14 hectares per tonne, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and St. Lucia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and St. Lucia rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st and St. Lucia ranks 23rd 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
Area of coconut crops harvested to produce a tonne of coconut oil. This metric is the inverse of oil yields, and represents the amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow a given crop to produce one tonne of oil.