India vs Indonesia: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
India
1.00 billion hectares
in 2023
Indonesia
1.05 billion hectares
in 2023
India rank
36th
Indonesia rank
34th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1.05 billion hectares against 1.00 billion hectares in India, a difference of 48.98 million hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 36th and Indonesia ranks 34th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.61 million hectares | 91.91 million hectares | 16.70 million hectares | India |
| 1970s | 179.16 million hectares | 100.18 million hectares | 78.98 million hectares | India |
| 1980s | 283.22 million hectares | 168.11 million hectares | 115.11 million hectares | India |
| 1990s | 348.33 million hectares | 268.71 million hectares | 79.62 million hectares | India |
| 2000s | 565.56 million hectares | 415.90 million hectares | 149.66 million hectares | India |
| 2010s | 814.30 million hectares | 610.44 million hectares | 203.85 million hectares | India |
| 2020s | 932.14 million hectares | 1.04 billion hectares | 108.95 million hectares | Indonesia |
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, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 1.05 billion hectares against 1.00 billion hectares in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between India and Indonesia?
- 48.98 million hectares, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- India ranks 36th and Indonesia ranks 34th 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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