French Polynesia vs Grenada: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand

French Polynesia

1.37 billion hectares

in 2023

Grenada

1.14 billion hectares

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

27th

Grenada rank

30th

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

French Polynesia currently reports 1.37 billion hectares against 1.14 billion hectares in Grenada, a difference of 228.90 million hectares.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.2 times Grenada's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 27th and Grenada ranks 30th 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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