Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil, World, 2022

This metric is the inverse of oil yields. It represents the amount of land needed to grow a given crop to produce onetonne of vegetable oil.

12.69 ha7.8 ha5.98 ha4.14 ha3.48 ha2.31 ha1.49 ha1.43 ha0.33 haSesame oilCottonseed oilGroundnut oilOlive oilCoconut oilSoybean oilRapeseed oilSunflower oilPalm oil

Data source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025)Learn more about this data

Note: Based on oil production and area harvested data. Maximum yields can vary depending on the ratio of oil production to co-products(e.g. what fraction of soybeans or coconuts are used for oil production).

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