Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 4.51 hectares per tonne in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1985–2023
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 4.51 hectares per tonne.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 124.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 10.4 hectares per tonne in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.87 hectares per tonne, in 2010.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32nd out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | hectares per tonne | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.35 hectares per tonne | — |
| 1986 | 9.75 hectares per tonne | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 10.4 hectares per tonne | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 6.56 hectares per tonne | -36.9% |
| 1989 | 7.29 hectares per tonne | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 8.25 hectares per tonne | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 7.29 hectares per tonne | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 8 hectares per tonne | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 8.28 hectares per tonne | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.42 hectares per tonne | -46.6% |
| 1995 | 4.97 hectares per tonne | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 4.07 hectares per tonne | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 3.6 hectares per tonne | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 5.6 hectares per tonne | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 4.64 hectares per tonne | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 4.34 hectares per tonne | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 3.38 hectares per tonne | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 3.15 hectares per tonne | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.73 hectares per tonne | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 2.84 hectares per tonne | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.78 hectares per tonne | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.85 hectares per tonne | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 5.86 hectares per tonne | +105.5% |
| 2008 | 6.04 hectares per tonne | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.04 hectares per tonne | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.87 hectares per tonne | -69.1% |
| 2011 | 1.89 hectares per tonne | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.99 hectares per tonne | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 2.01 hectares per tonne | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.07 hectares per tonne | +52.8% |
| 2015 | 3.63 hectares per tonne | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 3.2 hectares per tonne | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 3.41 hectares per tonne | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 4.24 hectares per tonne | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 4.74 hectares per tonne | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 3.07 hectares per tonne | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 2.79 hectares per tonne | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 3.88 hectares per tonne | +38.9% |
| 2023 | 4.51 hectares per tonne | +16.1% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 4.51 hectares per tonne is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.46 hectares per tonne, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 4.51 hectares per tonne is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.71 hectares per tonne, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +105.5% | 2.85 hectares per tonne | 5.86 hectares per tonne |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.67 hectares per tonne | 6.56 hectares per tonne | 10.4 hectares per tonne | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.91 hectares per tonne | 3.6 hectares per tonne | 8.28 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 hectares per tonne | 2.73 hectares per tonne | 6.04 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 hectares per tonne | 1.87 hectares per tonne | 4.74 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 hectares per tonne | 2.79 hectares per tonne | 4.51 hectares per tonne | 4 |
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More reference data data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 4.51 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4 hectares per tonne in 1987.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 hectares per tonne in 2010.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 32nd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.