Samoa vs Tuvalu: Area land needed to global oil
Samoa
23.02 billion
in 2023
Tuvalu
30.23 billion
in 2023
Samoa rank
6th
Tuvalu rank
5th
Area land needed to global oil over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 30.23 billion against 23.02 billion in Samoa, a difference of 7.21 billion.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Samoa ranks 6th and Tuvalu ranks 5th of 59 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.48 billion | 6.36 billion | 2.88 billion | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 4.18 billion | 7.01 billion | 2.83 billion | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 858.28 million | 9.03 billion | 8.17 billion | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 227.88 million | 6.79 billion | 6.56 billion | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 610.32 million | 10.29 billion | 9.68 billion | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1.34 billion | 17.81 billion | 16.47 billion | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 12.87 billion | 29.48 billion | 16.61 billion | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area land needed to global oil, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 30.23 billion against 23.02 billion in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area land needed to global oil between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 7.21 billion, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for area land needed to global oil?
- Samoa ranks 6th and Tuvalu ranks 5th 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.