Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand by country
Amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow coconut crops if it was to meet global vegetable oil demand alone.
Countries reporting
59
Highest
210.20 billion hectares
Colombia
Lowest
69.41 million hectares
Puerto Rico
Median
1.14 billion hectares
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
2,960
What the numbers show
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 210.20 billion hectares in Colombia; the lowest is 69.41 million hectares in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.14 billion hectares, and the mean is 11.48 billion hectares.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,028.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 2,332.0%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 89.9%).
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 210.20 billion hectares | 2023 | up 544.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Cuba | 208.87 billion hectares | 2023 | up 36.6% | flat |
| 3 | Myanmar | 34.66 billion hectares | 2009 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 4 | East Timor | 32.21 billion hectares | 2023 | up 286.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 30.23 billion hectares | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Samoa | 23.02 billion hectares | 2023 | up 2,332.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Seychelles | 18.43 billion hectares | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 16.19 billion hectares | 2023 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Guyana | 12.87 billion hectares | 2023 | up 1,442.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Panama | 11.76 billion hectares | 2023 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 11 | New Caledonia | 11.49 billion hectares | 2023 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 7.10 billion hectares | 2023 | up 235.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 4.64 billion hectares | 2023 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Maldives | 4.16 billion hectares | 2021 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Brazil | 3.65 billion hectares | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 3.34 billion hectares | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 3.11 billion hectares | 2023 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.84 billion hectares | 2023 | up 238.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominica | 2.81 billion hectares | 2023 | up 180.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 2.67 billion hectares | 2023 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 2.52 billion hectares | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Saint Lucia | 2.16 billion hectares | 2023 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Cook Islands | 1.72 billion hectares | 1987 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 1.57 billion hectares | 2019 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 1.55 billion hectares | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Tanzania | 1.49 billion hectares | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 27 | French Polynesia | 1.37 billion hectares | 2023 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Kiribati | 1.28 billion hectares | 2023 | up 90.3% | falling |
| 29 | Nigeria | 1.24 billion hectares | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Grenada | 1.14 billion hectares | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 1.10 billion hectares | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.09 billion hectares | 2023 | up 203.9% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 1.08 billion hectares | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 1.05 billion hectares | 2023 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Micronesia (country) | 1.01 billion hectares | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 36 | India | 1.00 billion hectares | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Nauru | 953.30 million hectares | 2023 | — | flat |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 926.14 million hectares | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Mozambique | 759.43 million hectares | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 731.66 million hectares | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Cameroon | 694.78 million hectares | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 657.42 million hectares | 2023 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 622.99 million hectares | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Comoros | 571.06 million hectares | 2009 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 550.83 million hectares | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Togo | 520.05 million hectares | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 47 | El Salvador | 504.63 million hectares | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Venezuela | 412.89 million hectares | 2023 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Jamaica | 403.27 million hectares | 2023 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Ecuador | 403.06 million hectares | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Cambodia | 395.24 million hectares | 2023 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 52 | Marshall Islands | 366.85 million hectares | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 53 | Suriname | 314.61 million hectares | 2023 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 312.15 million hectares | 2023 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 55 | Vietnam | 236.41 million hectares | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 56 | Mexico | 231.80 million hectares | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Fiji | 142.43 million hectares | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Tonga | 80.48 million hectares | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 69.41 million hectares | 2009 | down 45.8% | rising |
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.