Saint Lucia vs Tanzania: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Saint Lucia
8.91 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Tanzania
6.15 hectares per tonne
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
23rd
Tanzania rank
26th
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil over time
- Saint Lucia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 8.91 hectares per tonne against 6.15 hectares per tonne in Tanzania, a difference of 2.76 hectares per tonne.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tanzania ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 26th of 59 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.42 hectares per tonne | 15.48 hectares per tonne | 13.05 hectares per tonne | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2.36 hectares per tonne | 16.93 hectares per tonne | 14.56 hectares per tonne | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 4.29 hectares per tonne | 26.96 hectares per tonne | 22.66 hectares per tonne | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 6.58 hectares per tonne | 19.32 hectares per tonne | 12.74 hectares per tonne | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 10.36 hectares per tonne | 6.63 hectares per tonne | 3.73 hectares per tonne | Saint 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, Saint Lucia or Tanzania?
- Saint Lucia, at 8.91 hectares per tonne against 6.15 hectares per tonne in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil between Saint Lucia and Tanzania?
- 2.76 hectares per tonne, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Tanzania?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Tanzania rank globally for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Saint Lucia ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 26th 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.