Guyana vs Nicaragua: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Guyana
12.87 billion hectares
in 2023
Nicaragua
16.19 billion hectares
in 2023
Guyana rank
9th
Nicaragua rank
8th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Guyana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 16.19 billion hectares against 12.87 billion hectares in Guyana, a difference of 3.32 billion hectares.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Guyana ranks 9th and Nicaragua ranks 8th of 59 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 309.07 million hectares | 871.59 million hectares | 562.52 million hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 407.45 million hectares | 1.72 billion hectares | 1.31 billion hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 812.01 million hectares | 2.49 billion hectares | 1.68 billion hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.07 billion hectares | 4.08 billion hectares | 3.02 billion hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 19.02 billion hectares | 15.03 billion hectares | 3.99 billion hectares | Guyana |
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, Guyana or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 16.19 billion hectares against 12.87 billion hectares in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Guyana and Nicaragua?
- 3.32 billion hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nicaragua?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Nicaragua rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Guyana ranks 9th and Nicaragua ranks 8th 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.