India vs Thailand: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
India
1.00 billion hectares
in 2023
Thailand
1.08 billion hectares
in 2023
India rank
36th
Thailand rank
33rd
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- India
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.08 billion hectares against 1.00 billion hectares in India, a difference of 75.63 million hectares.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
India ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 59 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.61 million hectares | 288.39 million hectares | 179.79 million hectares | Thailand |
| 1970s | 179.16 million hectares | 275.51 million hectares | 96.35 million hectares | Thailand |
| 1980s | 283.22 million hectares | 420.17 million hectares | 136.95 million hectares | Thailand |
| 1990s | 348.33 million hectares | 531.38 million hectares | 183.05 million hectares | Thailand |
| 2000s | 565.56 million hectares | 665.26 million hectares | 99.70 million hectares | Thailand |
| 2010s | 837.40 million hectares | 1.24 billion hectares | 402.68 million hectares | Thailand |
| 2020s | 974.99 million hectares | 1.07 billion hectares | 97.67 million hectares | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.08 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 Thailand?
- 75.63 million hectares, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Thailand rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- India ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 33rd 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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