East Timor vs Tuvalu: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
East Timor
32.21 billion hectares
in 2023
Tuvalu
30.23 billion hectares
in 2023
East Timor rank
4th
Tuvalu rank
5th
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand over time
- East Timor
- Tuvalu
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 32.21 billion hectares against 30.23 billion hectares in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.98 billion hectares.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tuvalu ahead.
East Timor ranks 4th and Tuvalu ranks 5th of 59 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.41 billion hectares | 6.98 billion hectares | 574.94 million hectares | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 9.59 billion hectares | 10.29 billion hectares | 702.47 million hectares | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 175.42 billion hectares | 22.00 billion hectares | 153.42 billion hectares | East Timor |
| 2020s | 31.19 billion hectares | 29.48 billion hectares | 1.71 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, East Timor or Tuvalu?
- East Timor, at 32.21 billion hectares against 30.23 billion hectares in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand between East Timor and Tuvalu?
- 1.98 billion hectares, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Tuvalu?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do East Timor and Tuvalu rank globally for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- East Timor ranks 4th 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.