Dominica vs Samoa: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Dominica
2.67 percent
in 2023
Samoa
2.31 percent
in 2023
Dominica rank
179th
Samoa rank
180th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Dominica
- Samoa
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 2.67 percent against 2.31 percent in Samoa, a difference of 0.36 percent.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 179th and Samoa ranks 180th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 percent | 0.35 percent | 2.32 percent | Dominica |
| 1970s | 2.67 percent | 0.35 percent | 2.32 percent | Dominica |
| 1980s | 2.67 percent | 0.386 percent | 2.28 percent | Dominica |
| 1990s | 2.67 percent | 0.727 percent | 1.94 percent | Dominica |
| 2000s | 2.67 percent | 1.31 percent | 1.36 percent | Dominica |
| 2010s | 2.67 percent | 3.06 percent | 0.391 percent | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.67 percent | 2.31 percent | 0.36 percent | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Dominica or Samoa?
- Dominica, at 2.67 percent against 2.31 percent in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Dominica and Samoa?
- 0.36 percent, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Samoa rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Dominica ranks 179th and Samoa ranks 180th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).