Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Nauru
Nauru: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand was 953.30 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
953.30 million hectares
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
37th
of 59 countries
All-time high
980.79 million hectares
in 2021
All-time low
938.93 million hectares
in 2022
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Nauru, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 953.30 million hectares for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over five years.
That places Nauru 37th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Nauru, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 972.26 million hectares | — |
| 2020 | 961.78 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 980.79 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 938.93 million hectares | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 953.30 million hectares | +1.5% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 953.30 million hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.55 billion hectares, 61% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 953.30 million hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 billion hectares, 89% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 972.26 million hectares | 972.26 million hectares | 972.26 million hectares | 1 |
| 2020s | 958.70 million hectares | 938.93 million hectares | 980.79 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 34 Indonesia 1.05 billion hectares compare
- 35 Micronesia (country) 1.01 billion hectares compare
- 36 India 1.00 billion hectares compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 926.14 million hectares compare
- 39 Mozambique 759.43 million hectares compare
- 40 Philippines 731.66 million hectares compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3993 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.1729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.1454 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Nauru?
- Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Nauru was 953.30 million 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 980.79 million hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 938.93 million hectares in 2022.
- How does Nauru rank for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Nauru ranks 37th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Nauru 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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Amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow coconut crops if it was to meet global vegetable oil demand alone.