Brazil vs Kenya: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Brazil
3.65 billion hectares
in 2023
Kenya
7.10 billion hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
15th
Kenya rank
12th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Brazil
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 7.10 billion hectares against 3.65 billion hectares in Brazil, a difference of 3.45 billion hectares.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.9 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 12th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.77 billion hectares | 130.06 million hectares | 5.64 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.33 billion hectares | 387.23 million hectares | 4.94 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.21 billion hectares | 243.35 million hectares | 5.96 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 1990s | 10.40 billion hectares | 255.19 million hectares | 10.14 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 2000s | 17.52 billion hectares | 539.34 million hectares | 16.98 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 2010s | 17.34 billion hectares | 2.52 billion hectares | 14.82 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.54 billion hectares | 4.17 billion hectares | 624.25 million hectares | Kenya |
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, Brazil or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 7.10 billion hectares against 3.65 billion hectares in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Brazil and Kenya?
- 3.45 billion hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kenya?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Kenya rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Brazil ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 12th 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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