Kenya vs Maldives: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Kenya
7.10 billion hectares
in 2023
Maldives
4.16 billion hectares
in 2021
Kenya rank
12th
Maldives rank
14th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Kenya
- Maldives
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 7.10 billion hectares against 4.16 billion hectares in Maldives, a difference of 2.94 billion hectares.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.7 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 14th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130.06 million hectares | 34.53 million hectares | 95.53 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1970s | 387.23 million hectares | 271.39 million hectares | 115.84 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1980s | 243.35 million hectares | 143.53 million hectares | 99.82 million hectares | Kenya |
| 1990s | 255.19 million hectares | 182.88 million hectares | 72.31 million hectares | Kenya |
| 2000s | 539.34 million hectares | 350.69 million hectares | 188.64 million hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.52 billion hectares | 2.72 billion hectares | 201.61 million hectares | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3.37 billion hectares | 4.00 billion hectares | 628.86 million hectares | Maldives |
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, Kenya or Maldives?
- Kenya, at 7.10 billion hectares against 4.16 billion hectares in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Kenya and Maldives?
- 2.94 billion hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Maldives?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Maldives rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Kenya ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 14th 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
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