Honduras vs Philippines: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Honduras
622.99 million hectares
in 2023
Philippines
731.66 million hectares
in 2023
Honduras rank
43rd
Philippines rank
40th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Honduras
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 731.66 million hectares against 622.99 million hectares in Honduras, a difference of 108.67 million hectares.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.
Honduras ranks 43rd and Philippines ranks 40th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.08 million hectares | 154.81 million hectares | 94.73 million hectares | Philippines |
| 1970s | 80.75 million hectares | 95.87 million hectares | 15.12 million hectares | Philippines |
| 1980s | 333.41 million hectares | 145.39 million hectares | 188.02 million hectares | Honduras |
| 1990s | 771.46 million hectares | 192.67 million hectares | 578.79 million hectares | Honduras |
| 2000s | 505.30 million hectares | 269.71 million hectares | 235.59 million hectares | Honduras |
| 2010s | 476.19 million hectares | 543.64 million hectares | 67.45 million hectares | Philippines |
| 2020s | 596.75 million hectares | 756.56 million hectares | 159.81 million hectares | Philippines |
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, Honduras or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 731.66 million hectares against 622.99 million hectares in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Honduras and Philippines?
- 108.67 million hectares, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Philippines?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Honduras and Philippines rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Honduras ranks 43rd and Philippines ranks 40th 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.