Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand was 1.10 billion hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Solomon Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 1.10 billion hectares for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in 2023.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.23 billion hectares in 2012 and was at its lowest, 323.88 million hectares, in 1999.
That places Solomon Islands 31st out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 662.27 million hectares | 323.88 million hectares | 932.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 billion hectares | 411.11 million hectares | 1.82 billion hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 billion hectares | 1.04 billion hectares | 2.23 billion hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 billion hectares | 1.09 billion hectares | 1.19 billion hectares | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Solomon Islands?
- Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Solomon Islands was 1.10 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 billion hectares in 2012.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 323.88 million hectares in 1999.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Solomon Islands ranks 31st out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.