Seychelles vs Tuvalu: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Seychelles
18.43 billion hectares
in 2023
Tuvalu
30.23 billion hectares
in 2023
Seychelles rank
7th
Tuvalu rank
5th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- Seychelles
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 30.23 billion hectares against 18.43 billion hectares in Seychelles, a difference of 11.80 billion hectares.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.6 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Seychelles ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 5th of 59 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 billion hectares | 6.36 billion hectares | 5.35 billion hectares | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 2.93 billion hectares | 6.25 billion hectares | 3.32 billion hectares | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 1.17 billion hectares | 9.03 billion hectares | 7.86 billion hectares | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 971.47 million hectares | 6.79 billion hectares | 5.82 billion hectares | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 2.55 billion hectares | 10.29 billion hectares | 7.75 billion hectares | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 25.50 billion hectares | 17.81 billion hectares | 7.70 billion hectares | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 21.80 billion hectares | 29.48 billion hectares | 7.68 billion hectares | Tuvalu |
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, Seychelles or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 30.23 billion hectares against 18.43 billion hectares in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between Seychelles and Tuvalu?
- 11.80 billion hectares, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Tuvalu?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Seychelles and Tuvalu rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Seychelles ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 5th 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.