Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Mexico
Mexico: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 0.9574 hectares per tonne in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 0.9574 hectares per tonne, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Mexico peaked at 2.13 hectares per tonne in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.6731 hectares per tonne, in 1962.
Mexico ranks 56th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8256 hectares per tonne | 0.6731 hectares per tonne | 1.19 hectares per tonne | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.58 hectares per tonne | 1.33 hectares per tonne | 1.88 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 hectares per tonne | 1.38 hectares per tonne | 2.13 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 hectares per tonne | 1.16 hectares per tonne | 1.68 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 hectares per tonne | 1.26 hectares per tonne | 1.62 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 hectares per tonne | 0.9478 hectares per tonne | 1.37 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9441 hectares per tonne | 0.9378 hectares per tonne | 0.9574 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 Mexico?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Mexico was 0.9574 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 hectares per tonne in 1984.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6731 hectares per tonne in 1962.
- How does Mexico rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Mexico ranks 56th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.