Kiribati vs Nigeria: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Kiribati
1.28 billion hectares
in 2023
Nigeria
1.24 billion hectares
in 2023
Kiribati rank
28th
Nigeria rank
29th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Kiribati
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1.28 billion hectares against 1.24 billion hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 34.07 million hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 59 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 billion hectares | 271.93 million hectares | 2.16 billion hectares | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 2.42 billion hectares | 212.62 million hectares | 2.21 billion hectares | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 3.64 billion hectares | 254.60 million hectares | 3.38 billion hectares | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 3.89 billion hectares | 237.11 million hectares | 3.65 billion hectares | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 2.35 billion hectares | 499.74 million hectares | 1.85 billion hectares | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.27 billion hectares | 678.16 million hectares | 594.77 million hectares | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 1.41 billion hectares | 1.11 billion hectares | 303.35 million hectares | Kiribati |
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, Kiribati or Nigeria?
- Kiribati, at 1.28 billion hectares against 1.24 billion hectares in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Kiribati and Nigeria?
- 34.07 million hectares, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nigeria?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Nigeria rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Kiribati ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 29th 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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