Panama vs Seychelles: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Panama
11.76 billion hectares
in 2023
Seychelles
18.43 billion hectares
in 2023
Panama rank
10th
Seychelles rank
7th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Panama
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 18.43 billion hectares against 11.76 billion hectares in Panama, a difference of 6.67 billion hectares.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.6 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 10th and Seychelles ranks 7th of 59 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.37 billion hectares | 1.31 billion hectares | 2.05 billion hectares | Panama |
| 1990s | 17.04 billion hectares | 971.47 million hectares | 16.06 billion hectares | Panama |
| 2000s | 26.24 billion hectares | 2.55 billion hectares | 23.69 billion hectares | Panama |
| 2010s | 39.75 billion hectares | 25.50 billion hectares | 14.24 billion hectares | Panama |
| 2020s | 31.21 billion hectares | 21.80 billion hectares | 9.41 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, Panama or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 18.43 billion hectares against 11.76 billion hectares in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Panama and Seychelles?
- 6.67 billion hectares, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Seychelles?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Seychelles rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Panama ranks 10th and Seychelles ranks 7th 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.