Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 0.4834 hectares per tonne in 2009. ▼ Falling
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 0.4834 hectares per tonne.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.63 hectares per tonne in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.4002 hectares per tonne, in 2007.
Puerto Rico ranks 58th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.45 hectares per tonne | 1.41 hectares per tonne | 1.48 hectares per tonne | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.45 hectares per tonne | 1.44 hectares per tonne | 1.48 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 hectares per tonne | 1.41 hectares per tonne | 1.63 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 hectares per tonne | 1.34 hectares per tonne | 1.45 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.672 hectares per tonne | 0.4002 hectares per tonne | 1.36 hectares per tonne | 10 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2015)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2015)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3803 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4424 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 9.32 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,133 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 71.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Puerto Rico?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Puerto Rico was 0.4834 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 hectares per tonne in 1983.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4002 hectares per tonne in 2007.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Puerto Rico ranks 58th out of 59 countries with data for 2009.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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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.