Benin vs Maldives: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Benin
3.34 billion hectares
in 2023
Maldives
4.16 billion hectares
in 2021
Benin rank
16th
Maldives rank
14th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Benin
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.16 billion hectares against 3.34 billion hectares in Benin, a difference of 815.67 million hectares.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Maldives ranks 14th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162.71 million hectares | 34.42 million hectares | 128.29 million hectares | Benin |
| 1970s | 328.51 million hectares | 219.05 million hectares | 109.46 million hectares | Benin |
| 1980s | 392.33 million hectares | 143.53 million hectares | 248.80 million hectares | Benin |
| 1990s | 477.72 million hectares | 182.88 million hectares | 294.84 million hectares | Benin |
| 2000s | 879.34 million hectares | 350.69 million hectares | 528.64 million hectares | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.95 billion hectares | 3.01 billion hectares | 1.07 billion hectares | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.24 billion hectares | 4.00 billion hectares | 243.86 million hectares | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand, Benin or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 4.16 billion hectares against 3.34 billion hectares in Benin as of 2021.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Benin and Maldives?
- 815.67 million hectares, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Maldives?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Benin and Maldives rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Benin ranks 16th and Maldives ranks 14th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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