Grenada vs Nigeria: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Grenada
1.14 billion hectares
in 2023
Nigeria
1.24 billion hectares
in 2023
Grenada rank
30th
Nigeria rank
29th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Grenada
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.24 billion hectares against 1.14 billion hectares in Grenada, a difference of 101.28 million hectares.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Grenada's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Grenada ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123.78 million hectares | 266.39 million hectares | 142.61 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 201.69 million hectares | 212.62 million hectares | 10.92 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 352.17 million hectares | 254.60 million hectares | 97.57 million hectares | Grenada |
| 1990s | 461.12 million hectares | 237.11 million hectares | 224.01 million hectares | Grenada |
| 2000s | 627.48 million hectares | 499.74 million hectares | 127.74 million hectares | Grenada |
| 2010s | 1.13 billion hectares | 678.16 million hectares | 453.55 million hectares | Grenada |
| 2020s | 1.11 billion hectares | 1.11 billion hectares | 4.90 million hectares | Grenada |
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, Grenada or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.24 billion hectares against 1.14 billion hectares in Grenada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Grenada and Nigeria?
- 101.28 million hectares, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Grenada and Nigeria rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Grenada ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 29th 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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