French Polynesia vs Samoa: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
French Polynesia
1.6
in 2023
Samoa
1.41
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
11th
Samoa rank
13th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- French Polynesia
- Samoa
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 1.6 against 1.41 in Samoa, a difference of 0.19.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 13th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9978 | 1.08 | 0.0819 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.19 | 1.22 | 0.0319 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1.38 | 0.0505 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1.76 | 2.13 | 0.3687 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.68 | 1.13 | 0.5548 | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 2.14 | 0.4348 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.71 | 1.47 | 0.2408 | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, French Polynesia or Samoa?
- French Polynesia, at 1.6 against 1.41 in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between French Polynesia and Samoa?
- 0.19, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Samoa rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- French Polynesia ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 13th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).