Luxembourg vs Samoa: Land area in hectares
Luxembourg
257,446 hectares
in 2023
Samoa
278,000 hectares
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
177th
Samoa rank
176th
Land area in hectares over time
- Luxembourg
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 278,000 hectares against 257,446 hectares in Luxembourg, a difference of 20,554 hectares.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 176th of 238 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 257,446 hectares | 283,000 hectares | 25,554 hectares | Samoa |
| 2010s | 257,446 hectares | 281,500 hectares | 24,054 hectares | Samoa |
| 2020s | 257,446 hectares | 278,000 hectares | 20,554 hectares | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Luxembourg or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 278,000 hectares against 257,446 hectares in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Luxembourg and Samoa?
- 20,554 hectares, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Samoa rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Luxembourg ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 176th of 238 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.