Kenya vs New Caledonia: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Kenya
7.10 billion hectares
in 2023
New Caledonia
11.49 billion hectares
in 2023
Kenya rank
12th
New Caledonia rank
11th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Kenya
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 11.49 billion hectares against 7.10 billion hectares in Kenya, a difference of 4.39 billion hectares.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.6 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Kenya ranks 12th and New Caledonia ranks 11th of 59 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130.06 million hectares | 246.44 million hectares | 116.39 million hectares | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 387.23 million hectares | 429.73 million hectares | 42.50 million hectares | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 247.20 million hectares | 631.63 million hectares | 384.43 million hectares | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 255.25 million hectares | 1.74 billion hectares | 1.48 billion hectares | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 539.34 million hectares | 4.30 billion hectares | 3.76 billion hectares | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 2.52 billion hectares | 6.78 billion hectares | 4.26 billion hectares | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 4.17 billion hectares | 24.98 billion hectares | 20.82 billion hectares | New Caledonia |
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 New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 11.49 billion hectares against 7.10 billion hectares in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Kenya and New Caledonia?
- 4.39 billion hectares, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Caledonia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and New Caledonia rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Kenya ranks 12th and New Caledonia ranks 11th 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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