Guyana vs Panama: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Guyana
12.87 billion hectares
in 2023
Panama
11.76 billion hectares
in 2023
Guyana rank
9th
Panama rank
10th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Guyana
- Panama
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 12.87 billion hectares against 11.76 billion hectares in Panama, a difference of 1.11 billion hectares.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Panama ahead.
Guyana ranks 9th and Panama ranks 10th of 59 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 309.07 million hectares | 3.37 billion hectares | 3.06 billion hectares | Panama |
| 1990s | 407.45 million hectares | 17.04 billion hectares | 16.63 billion hectares | Panama |
| 2000s | 812.01 million hectares | 26.24 billion hectares | 25.43 billion hectares | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.07 billion hectares | 35.86 billion hectares | 34.79 billion hectares | Panama |
| 2020s | 19.02 billion hectares | 25.25 billion hectares | 6.23 billion hectares | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Guyana, at 12.87 billion hectares against 11.76 billion hectares in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Guyana and Panama?
- 1.11 billion hectares, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Panama?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Panama rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Guyana ranks 9th and Panama ranks 10th 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.