Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand was 1.01 billion hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Micronesia (country), 1995–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 1.01 billion hectares for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Micronesia (country) peaked at 1.33 billion hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 436.42 million hectares, in 1995.
Micronesia (country) ranks 35th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 491.13 million hectares | 436.42 million hectares | 606.21 million hectares | 5 |
| 2000s | 728.99 million hectares | 601.88 million hectares | 894.11 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 billion hectares | 921.20 million hectares | 1.33 billion hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 982.83 million hectares | 950.97 million hectares | 1.01 billion hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More reference data data for Micronesia (country)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 126.91 2010 = 100 (2022)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Micronesia (country)?
- Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Micronesia (country) was 1.01 billion hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 billion hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 436.42 million hectares in 1995.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 35th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.