Mexico vs Tonga: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand

Mexico

231.80 million hectares

in 2023

Tonga

80.48 million hectares

in 2023

Mexico rank

56th

Tonga rank

58th

Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time

Mexico currently reports 231.80 million hectares against 80.48 million hectares in Tonga, a difference of 151.32 million hectares.

That makes Mexico's figure about 2.9 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Tonga ahead.

Mexico ranks 56th and Tonga ranks 58th of 59 countries.

Indicator: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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