Ecuador vs Suriname: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Ecuador
403.06 million hectares
in 2023
Suriname
314.61 million hectares
in 2023
Ecuador rank
50th
Suriname rank
53rd
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Ecuador
- Suriname
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 403.06 million hectares against 314.61 million hectares in Suriname, a difference of 88.45 million hectares.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
Ecuador ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 53rd of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.83 million hectares | 50.61 million hectares | 31.78 million hectares | Suriname |
| 1970s | 29.67 million hectares | 70.71 million hectares | 41.04 million hectares | Suriname |
| 1980s | 37.64 million hectares | 79.63 million hectares | 41.99 million hectares | Suriname |
| 1990s | 82.03 million hectares | 91.72 million hectares | 9.69 million hectares | Suriname |
| 2000s | 215.17 million hectares | 135.01 million hectares | 80.16 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 295.73 million hectares | 169.28 million hectares | 126.44 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 415.67 million hectares | 224.78 million hectares | 190.89 million hectares | Ecuador |
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, Ecuador or Suriname?
- Ecuador, at 403.06 million hectares against 314.61 million hectares in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Ecuador and Suriname?
- 88.45 million hectares, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Suriname?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Suriname rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Ecuador ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 53rd 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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