Equatorial Guinea vs Samoa: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Equatorial Guinea
4,920 hectares
in 2023
Samoa
6,410 hectares
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
181st
Samoa rank
179th

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Samoa
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 6,410 hectares against 4,920 hectares in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1,490 hectares.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 179th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,850 hectares 1,000 hectares 1,850 hectares Equatorial Guinea
1970s 2,850 hectares 1,000 hectares 1,850 hectares Equatorial Guinea
1980s 2,850 hectares 1,100 hectares 1,750 hectares Equatorial Guinea
1990s 2,850 hectares 2,050 hectares 800 hectares Equatorial Guinea
2000s 3,045 hectares 3,700 hectares 655 hectares Samoa
2010s 4,215 hectares 8,621 hectares 4,406 hectares Samoa
2020s 4,920 hectares 6,410 hectares 1,490 hectares Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Equatorial Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 6,410 hectares against 4,920 hectares in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Equatorial Guinea and Samoa?
1,490 hectares, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Samoa rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 179th of 208 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 Area of 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

Indicator
Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.