Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil, World, 2020
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This metric is the inverse of oil yields. It represents the amount of land needed to grow a given crop to produce one tonne of vegetable oil.
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Sustainable and deforestation-free palm oil
Oil yields by crop type, World, 2020
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The Environmental Impact of Vegetable Oils
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The Environmental Impact of Vegetable Oils
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Global vegetable oil production and consumption (Source: USDA, 2017).
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More sustainable vegetable oil: Balancing productivity with carbon storage opportunities - ScienceDirect
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Palm oil: The pros and cons of a controversial commodity
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Food vs fuel: Europe burns 19 million bottles of sunflower and rapeseed oil every day in cars - Transport & Environment
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Zero Acre oil Sustainability Report
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Bioengineering, Free Full-Text
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Worldwide consumption of vegetable oil.
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Land area allocated to crops used for the production of vegetable
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Why Palm Oil? – The Good, The Bad and the Sustainable
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Why Our Land?”: Oil Palm Expansion in Indonesia Risks Peatlands and Livelihoods