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

Latest (2023)
1.01 billion hectares
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
35th
of 59 countries
All-time high
1.33 billion hectares
in 2017
All-time low
436.42 million hectares
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Micronesia (country), 1995–2023

400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B1.2B1.4B1995200920231995: 436.4M hectares1996: 454.9M hectares1997: 469.8M hectares1998: 488.3M hectares1999: 606.2M hectares2000: 601.9M hectares2001: 630.6M hectares2002: 648.9M hectares2003: 609.4M hectares2004: 734.3M hectares2005: 791.0M hectares2006: 745.2M hectares2007: 759.9M hectares2008: 874.6M hectares2009: 894.1M hectares2010: 1.0B hectares2011: 964.5M hectares2012: 1.1B hectares2013: 1.1B hectares2014: 1.2B hectares2015: 1.2B hectares2016: 1.2B hectares2017: 1.3B hectares2018: 921.2M hectares2019: 956.3M hectares2020: 964.8M hectares2021: 1.0B hectares2022: 951.0M hectares2023: 1.0B hectares

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.09 billion hectares compare
  2. 33 Thailand 1.08 billion hectares compare
  3. 34 Indonesia 1.05 billion hectares compare
  4. 36 India 1.00 billion hectares compare
  5. 37 Nauru 953.30 million hectares compare
  6. 38 Papua New Guinea 926.14 million hectares compare

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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.

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Indicator
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
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