Grenada vs Thailand: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Grenada
1.14 billion hectares
in 2023
Thailand
1.08 billion hectares
in 2023
Grenada rank
30th
Thailand rank
33rd
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Grenada
- Thailand
How they compare
Grenada currently reports 1.14 billion hectares against 1.08 billion hectares in Thailand, a difference of 61.76 million hectares.
That makes Grenada's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Grenada ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123.78 million hectares | 288.39 million hectares | 164.61 million hectares | Thailand |
| 1970s | 201.69 million hectares | 275.51 million hectares | 73.81 million hectares | Thailand |
| 1980s | 352.17 million hectares | 420.17 million hectares | 68.00 million hectares | Thailand |
| 1990s | 461.12 million hectares | 531.38 million hectares | 70.25 million hectares | Thailand |
| 2000s | 627.48 million hectares | 665.26 million hectares | 37.78 million hectares | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion hectares | 1.24 billion hectares | 127.98 million hectares | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.12 billion hectares | 1.07 billion hectares | 51.10 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 Thailand?
- Grenada, at 1.14 billion hectares against 1.08 billion hectares in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Grenada and Thailand?
- 61.76 million hectares, with Grenada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Thailand?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Grenada and Thailand rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Grenada ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 33rd 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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About this data
Amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow coconut crops if it was to meet global vegetable oil demand alone.