Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Guinea
2.52 billion hectares
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.67 billion hectares
in 2023
Guinea rank
21st
Sri Lanka rank
20th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.67 billion hectares against 2.52 billion hectares in Guinea, a difference of 153.10 million hectares.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.86 million hectares | 79.72 million hectares | 23.14 million hectares | Guinea |
| 1970s | 150.03 million hectares | 174.00 million hectares | 23.97 million hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 233.83 million hectares | 318.97 million hectares | 85.14 million hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 331.08 million hectares | 859.98 million hectares | 528.90 million hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 834.99 million hectares | 1.59 billion hectares | 754.63 million hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.81 billion hectares | 1.55 billion hectares | 257.15 million hectares | Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.36 billion hectares | 2.16 billion hectares | 196.34 million hectares | Guinea |
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, Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.67 billion hectares against 2.52 billion hectares in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 153.10 million hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Guinea ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 20th 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.