Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Comoros
Comoros: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 3.98 hectares per tonne in 2009. ▼ Falling
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Comoros, 1961–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per tonne.
Analysis
In 2009, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Comoros stood at 3.98 hectares per tonne.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Comoros peaked at 15.11 hectares per tonne in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.3 hectares per tonne, in 2004.
That places Comoros 37th out of 59 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.26 hectares per tonne | 9.84 hectares per tonne | 10.72 hectares per tonne | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.72 hectares per tonne | 7.97 hectares per tonne | 15.11 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.68 hectares per tonne | 6.54 hectares per tonne | 11.69 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.76 hectares per tonne | 5.33 hectares per tonne | 9.05 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 hectares per tonne | 2.3 hectares per tonne | 5.53 hectares per tonne | 8 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 34 Indonesia 4.35 hectares per tonne compare
- 35 Micronesia (country) 4.18 hectares per tonne compare
- 36 India 4.15 hectares per tonne compare
- 38 Nauru 3.94 hectares per tonne compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 3.83 hectares per tonne compare
- 40 Mozambique 3.14 hectares per tonne compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Comoros?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Comoros was 3.98 hectares per tonne in 2009, 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 15.11 hectares per tonne in 1979.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 hectares per tonne in 2004.
- How does Comoros rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Comoros ranks 37th out of 59 countries with data for 2009.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.