Cameroon vs Honduras: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Cameroon
694.78 million hectares
in 2023
Honduras
622.99 million hectares
in 2023
Cameroon rank
41st
Honduras rank
43rd
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Cameroon
- Honduras
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 694.78 million hectares against 622.99 million hectares in Honduras, a difference of 71.79 million hectares.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Honduras ahead.
Cameroon ranks 41st and Honduras ranks 43rd of 59 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 180.25 million hectares | 514.68 million hectares | 334.43 million hectares | Honduras |
| 1990s | 238.21 million hectares | 771.46 million hectares | 533.25 million hectares | Honduras |
| 2000s | 320.62 million hectares | 551.63 million hectares | 231.00 million hectares | Honduras |
| 2010s | 442.75 million hectares | 470.28 million hectares | 27.53 million hectares | Honduras |
| 2020s | 683.94 million hectares | 596.75 million hectares | 87.19 million hectares | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Honduras?
- Cameroon, at 694.78 million hectares against 622.99 million hectares in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Cameroon and Honduras?
- 71.79 million hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Honduras?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Honduras rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Cameroon ranks 41st and Honduras ranks 43rd 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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