Fiji vs Tonga: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand

Fiji

142.43 million hectares

in 2023

Tonga

80.48 million hectares

in 2023

Fiji rank

57th

Tonga rank

58th

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

Fiji currently reports 142.43 million hectares against 80.48 million hectares in Tonga, a difference of 61.95 million hectares.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.8 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 58th 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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