Samoa vs South Africa: FAO projections of arable land, per capita
Samoa
0.1958 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.1964 hectares per person
in 2023
Samoa rank
78th
South Africa rank
77th
FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.1964 hectares per person against 0.1958 hectares per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Samoa ranks 78th and South Africa ranks 77th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4621 hectares per person | 0.649 hectares per person | 0.1869 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4342 hectares per person | 0.4979 hectares per person | 0.0637 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4418 hectares per person | 0.3727 hectares per person | 0.069 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.2859 hectares per person | 0.312 hectares per person | 0.0261 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2076 hectares per person | 0.2759 hectares per person | 0.0682 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2471 hectares per person | 0.2235 hectares per person | 0.0237 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1999 hectares per person | 0.2005 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per capita, Samoa or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.1964 hectares per person against 0.1958 hectares per person in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between Samoa and South Africa?
- 0.0006 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 78th and South Africa ranks 77th 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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About this data
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.