Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Benin
Benin: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 13.8 hectares per tonne in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per tonne.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Benin is 13.8 hectares per tonne, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Benin peaked at 31.06 hectares per tonne in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.14 hectares per tonne, in 1961.
Benin ranks 17th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.98 hectares per tonne | 3.14 hectares per tonne | 17.88 hectares per tonne | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.56 hectares per tonne | 7.73 hectares per tonne | 31.06 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.76 hectares per tonne | 7.73 hectares per tonne | 7.81 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3 hectares per tonne | 5.44 hectares per tonne | 7.47 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.32 hectares per tonne | 6.67 hectares per tonne | 8.14 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 hectares per tonne | 8.5 hectares per tonne | 16.2 hectares per tonne | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.7 hectares per tonne | 13.8 hectares per tonne | 19.07 hectares per tonne | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Benin?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Benin was 13.8 hectares per tonne in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 31.06 hectares per tonne in 1970.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 hectares per tonne in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.