Samoa vs Suriname: FAO projections of arable land
Samoa
42,420 hectares
in 2023
Suriname
55,432 hectares
in 2023
Samoa rank
167th
Suriname rank
164th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Samoa
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 55,432 hectares against 42,420 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 13,012 hectares.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 167th and Suriname ranks 164th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,889 hectares | 36,667 hectares | 22,222 hectares | Samoa |
| 1970s | 65,900 hectares | 42,500 hectares | 23,400 hectares | Samoa |
| 1980s | 73,690 hectares | 60,200 hectares | 13,490 hectares | Samoa |
| 1990s | 49,730 hectares | 67,700 hectares | 17,970 hectares | Suriname |
| 2000s | 38,660 hectares | 58,100 hectares | 19,440 hectares | Suriname |
| 2010s | 49,730 hectares | 66,300 hectares | 16,570 hectares | Suriname |
| 2020s | 42,855 hectares | 58,858 hectares | 16,003 hectares | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Samoa or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 55,432 hectares against 42,420 hectares in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Samoa and Suriname?
- 13,012 hectares, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Suriname rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Samoa ranks 167th and Suriname ranks 164th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.