Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Togo

Togo: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 2.15 hectares per tonne in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.15 hectares per tonne
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
46th
of 59 countries
All-time high
7.29 hectares per tonne
in 1961
All-time low
1.74 hectares per tonne
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Togo, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per tonne.

Analysis

Togo recorded 2.15 hectares per tonne for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in 2023.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Togo peaked at 7.29 hectares per tonne in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.74 hectares per tonne, in 1994.

That places Togo 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.93 hectares per tonne 2.42 hectares per tonne 7.29 hectares per tonne 9
1970s 3.35 hectares per tonne 3.03 hectares per tonne 3.95 hectares per tonne 10
1980s 3.18 hectares per tonne 3.14 hectares per tonne 3.31 hectares per tonne 10
1990s 2.74 hectares per tonne 1.74 hectares per tonne 3.3 hectares per tonne 10
2000s 3.14 hectares per tonne 2.49 hectares per tonne 3.45 hectares per tonne 10
2010s 2.37 hectares per tonne 2.05 hectares per tonne 2.92 hectares per tonne 10
2020s 2.24 hectares per tonne 2.15 hectares per tonne 2.31 hectares per tonne 4

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 43 Cote d'Ivoire 2.72 hectares per tonne compare
  2. 44 Honduras 2.57 hectares per tonne compare
  3. 45 Guinea-Bissau 2.27 hectares per tonne compare
  4. 47 El Salvador 2.08 hectares per tonne compare
  5. 48 Venezuela 1.71 hectares per tonne compare
  6. 49 Jamaica 1.67 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 Togo?
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Togo was 2.15 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 Togo?
The highest recorded value was 7.29 hectares per tonne in 1961.
What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 1.74 hectares per tonne in 1994.
How does Togo rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
Togo ranks 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo 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

Indicator
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil
Unit
hectares per tonne
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
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