Area per tonne oil by country
Countries reporting
59
Highest
868.14
Colombia
Lowest
0.3324
Tonga
Median
4.71
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
2,960
What the numbers show
Area per tonne oil is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 868.14 in Colombia; the lowest is 0.3324 in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.71, and the mean is 49.53.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,612.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 1,695.7%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 93.6%).
Area per tonne oil: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 868.14 | 2023 | up 375.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Cuba | 862.67 | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 3 | Myanmar | 241.39 | 2009 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 4 | East Timor | 133.05 | 2023 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 124.85 | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Samoa | 95.07 | 2023 | up 1,695.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Seychelles | 76.1 | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 66.88 | 2023 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Guyana | 53.15 | 2023 | up 1,038.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Panama | 48.57 | 2023 | down 76.5% | rising |
| 11 | New Caledonia | 47.47 | 2023 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Cook Islands | 30.77 | 1987 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Kenya | 29.32 | 2023 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Vanuatu | 19.17 | 2023 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Maldives | 17.45 | 2021 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 15.06 | 2023 | down 88.3% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 13.8 | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 18 | Ghana | 12.83 | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 19 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.73 | 2023 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominica | 11.59 | 2023 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 11.05 | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Guinea | 10.41 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Lucia | 8.91 | 2023 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 6.92 | 2019 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 6.41 | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Tanzania | 6.15 | 2023 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 27 | French Polynesia | 5.66 | 2023 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Kiribati | 5.27 | 2023 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Nigeria | 5.13 | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Grenada | 4.71 | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 4.54 | 2023 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.51 | 2023 | up 124.4% | falling |
| 33 | Thailand | 4.46 | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 34 | Indonesia | 4.35 | 2023 | up 32.5% | flat |
| 35 | Micronesia (country) | 4.18 | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 36 | India | 4.15 | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 37 | Comoros | 3.98 | 2009 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 38 | Nauru | 3.94 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 3.83 | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 40 | Mozambique | 3.14 | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Philippines | 3.02 | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Cameroon | 2.87 | 2023 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.72 | 2023 | up 59.3% | falling |
| 44 | Honduras | 2.57 | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.27 | 2023 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 2.15 | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 47 | El Salvador | 2.08 | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela | 1.71 | 2023 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 49 | Jamaica | 1.67 | 2023 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Ecuador | 1.66 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 51 | Cambodia | 1.63 | 2023 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 52 | Marshall Islands | 1.52 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 53 | Suriname | 1.3 | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.29 | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Vietnam | 0.9764 | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 56 | Mexico | 0.9574 | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 57 | Fiji | 0.5883 | 2023 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Puerto Rico | 0.4834 | 2009 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 59 | Tonga | 0.3324 | 2023 | down 72.9% | volatile |