Nigeria vs Samoa: FAO projections of arable land, per capita

Nigeria
0.1941 hectares per person
in 2023
Samoa
0.1958 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
81st
Samoa rank
78th

FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Samoa
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.1958 hectares per person against 0.1941 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 81st and Samoa ranks 78th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5515 hectares per person 0.4621 hectares per person 0.0894 hectares per person Nigeria
1970s 0.4601 hectares per person 0.4342 hectares per person 0.0259 hectares per person Nigeria
1980s 0.3699 hectares per person 0.4418 hectares per person 0.0719 hectares per person Samoa
1990s 0.3334 hectares per person 0.2859 hectares per person 0.0474 hectares per person Nigeria
2000s 0.2937 hectares per person 0.2076 hectares per person 0.086 hectares per person Nigeria
2010s 0.2266 hectares per person 0.2471 hectares per person 0.0206 hectares per person Samoa
2020s 0.1989 hectares per person 0.1999 hectares per person 0.001 hectares per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per capita, Nigeria or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.1958 hectares per person against 0.1941 hectares per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between Nigeria and Samoa?
0.0017 hectares per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 81st and Samoa ranks 78th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,968 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.