New Caledonia vs Panama: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
New Caledonia
11.49 billion hectares
in 2023
Panama
11.76 billion hectares
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
11th
Panama rank
10th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- New Caledonia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 11.76 billion hectares against 11.49 billion hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 266.10 million hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Panama ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 11th and Panama ranks 10th of 59 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 657.76 million hectares | 2.47 billion hectares | 1.82 billion hectares | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.74 billion hectares | 18.07 billion hectares | 16.33 billion hectares | Panama |
| 2000s | 4.30 billion hectares | 26.24 billion hectares | 21.95 billion hectares | Panama |
| 2010s | 6.78 billion hectares | 39.75 billion hectares | 32.97 billion hectares | Panama |
| 2020s | 24.98 billion hectares | 31.21 billion hectares | 6.23 billion hectares | Panama |
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, New Caledonia or Panama?
- Panama, at 11.76 billion hectares against 11.49 billion hectares in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between New Caledonia and Panama?
- 266.10 million hectares, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Panama?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Panama rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- New Caledonia ranks 11th and Panama ranks 10th 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.