Maldives vs Vanuatu: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Maldives
4.16 billion hectares
in 2021
Vanuatu
4.64 billion hectares
in 2023
Maldives rank
14th
Vanuatu rank
13th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Maldives
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 4.64 billion hectares against 4.16 billion hectares in Maldives, a difference of 485.29 million hectares.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Maldives ranks 14th and Vanuatu ranks 13th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.42 million hectares | 4.68 billion hectares | 4.65 billion hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 219.05 million hectares | 2.57 billion hectares | 2.35 billion hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 143.53 million hectares | 3.98 billion hectares | 3.83 billion hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 182.88 million hectares | 9.77 billion hectares | 9.59 billion hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 350.69 million hectares | 1.40 billion hectares | 1.05 billion hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.72 billion hectares | 1.86 billion hectares | 866.64 million hectares | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.00 billion hectares | 1.67 billion hectares | 2.33 billion 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, Maldives or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 4.64 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 Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 485.29 million hectares, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Maldives ranks 14th and Vanuatu ranks 13th 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
Amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow coconut crops if it was to meet global vegetable oil demand alone.