Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Ghana
Ghana: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 12.83 hectares per tonne in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Ghana, 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
In 2023, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Ghana stood at 12.83 hectares per tonne.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Ghana peaked at 14.52 hectares per tonne in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.49 hectares per tonne, in 1967.
That places Ghana 18th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.92 hectares per tonne | 3.49 hectares per tonne | 6.93 hectares per tonne | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.56 hectares per tonne | 4.86 hectares per tonne | 5.84 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.92 hectares per tonne | 4.78 hectares per tonne | 11.84 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.47 hectares per tonne | 4.11 hectares per tonne | 8 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.02 hectares per tonne | 7.86 hectares per tonne | 8.5 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 hectares per tonne | 5.61 hectares per tonne | 14.52 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.87 hectares per tonne | 12.83 hectares per tonne | 13 hectares per tonne | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Ghana?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Ghana was 12.83 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.52 hectares per tonne in 2014.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 hectares per tonne in 1967.
- How does Ghana rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Ghana ranks 18th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.