Brazil vs Vanuatu: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Brazil
3.65 billion hectares
in 2023
Vanuatu
4.64 billion hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
15th
Vanuatu rank
13th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Brazil
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 4.64 billion hectares against 3.65 billion hectares in Brazil, a difference of 996.78 million hectares.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Brazil ranks 15th and Vanuatu ranks 13th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.10 billion hectares | 4.68 billion hectares | 1.42 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.28 billion hectares | 2.57 billion hectares | 2.71 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.21 billion hectares | 3.98 billion hectares | 2.23 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 1990s | 10.40 billion hectares | 9.77 billion hectares | 625.20 million hectares | Brazil |
| 2000s | 17.52 billion hectares | 1.40 billion hectares | 16.12 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 2010s | 17.34 billion hectares | 1.86 billion hectares | 15.48 billion hectares | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.54 billion hectares | 5.84 billion hectares | 2.29 billion hectares | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 4.64 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 Vanuatu?
- 996.78 million hectares, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Vanuatu rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Brazil ranks 15th and Vanuatu ranks 13th 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
Amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow coconut crops if it was to meet global vegetable oil demand alone.