Samoa vs Seychelles: Area land needed to global oil

Samoa
23.02 billion
in 2023
Seychelles
18.43 billion
in 2023
Samoa rank
6th
Seychelles rank
7th

Area land needed to global oil over time

  • Samoa
  • Seychelles
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 23.02 billion against 18.43 billion in Seychelles, a difference of 4.59 billion.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Seychelles ahead.

Samoa ranks 6th and Seychelles ranks 7th of 59 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Seychelles Difference Ahead
1960s 3.48 billion 1.01 billion 2.47 billion Samoa
1970s 3.94 billion 2.93 billion 1.02 billion Samoa
1980s 858.28 million 1.17 billion 308.36 million Seychelles
1990s 227.88 million 971.47 million 743.60 million Seychelles
2000s 610.32 million 2.55 billion 1.94 billion Seychelles
2010s 1.34 billion 25.50 billion 24.17 billion Seychelles
2020s 12.87 billion 21.80 billion 8.93 billion Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area land needed to global oil, Samoa or Seychelles?
Samoa, at 23.02 billion against 18.43 billion in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in area land needed to global oil between Samoa and Seychelles?
4.59 billion, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Seychelles?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Seychelles rank globally for area land needed to global oil?
Samoa ranks 6th and Seychelles ranks 7th of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Area land needed to global oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area land needed to global oil
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed