Myanmar vs Samoa: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Myanmar
34.66 billion hectares
in 2009
Samoa
23.02 billion hectares
in 2023
Myanmar rank
3rd
Samoa rank
6th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Myanmar
- Samoa
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 34.66 billion hectares against 23.02 billion hectares in Samoa, a difference of 11.65 billion hectares.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.5 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.
Myanmar ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 6th of 59 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 369.74 million hectares | 2.91 billion hectares | 2.54 billion hectares | Samoa |
| 1970s | 78.81 billion hectares | 5.55 billion hectares | 73.26 billion hectares | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 346.72 billion hectares | 313.21 million hectares | 346.41 billion hectares | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 107.69 billion hectares | 682.30 million hectares | 107.00 billion hectares | Myanmar |
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, Myanmar or Samoa?
- Myanmar, at 34.66 billion hectares against 23.02 billion hectares in Samoa as of 2009.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Myanmar and Samoa?
- 11.65 billion hectares, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2009.
- How do Myanmar and Samoa rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Myanmar ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 6th 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.