Samoa vs East Timor: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Samoa
23.02 billion hectares
in 2023
East Timor
32.21 billion hectares
in 2023
Samoa rank
6th
East Timor rank
4th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Samoa
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 32.21 billion hectares against 23.02 billion hectares in Samoa, a difference of 9.20 billion hectares.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.4 times Samoa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 6th and East Timor ranks 4th of 59 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 234.30 million hectares | 6.41 billion hectares | 6.17 billion hectares | East Timor |
| 2000s | 610.32 million hectares | 9.59 billion hectares | 8.98 billion hectares | East Timor |
| 2010s | 1.35 billion hectares | 175.42 billion hectares | 174.07 billion hectares | East Timor |
| 2020s | 12.87 billion hectares | 31.19 billion hectares | 18.32 billion hectares | East Timor |
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, Samoa or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 32.21 billion hectares against 23.02 billion hectares in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Samoa and East Timor?
- 9.20 billion hectares, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and East Timor?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and East Timor rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Samoa ranks 6th and East Timor ranks 4th 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.