Cameroon vs Philippines: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand

Cameroon

694.78 million hectares

in 2023

Philippines

731.66 million hectares

in 2023

Cameroon rank

41st

Philippines rank

40th

Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time

Philippines currently reports 731.66 million hectares against 694.78 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 36.88 million hectares.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Philippines ahead.

Cameroon ranks 41st and Philippines ranks 40th of 59 countries.

Indicator: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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