Reunion vs Samoa: Land area in hectares
Reunion
251,000 hectares
in 2023
Samoa
278,000 hectares
in 2023
Reunion rank
178th
Samoa rank
176th
Land area in hectares over time
- Reunion
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 278,000 hectares against 251,000 hectares in Reunion, a difference of 27,000 hectares.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Reunion's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Reunion ranks 178th and Samoa ranks 176th of 238 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Reunion | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250,000 hectares | 283,000 hectares | 33,000 hectares | Samoa |
| 1970s | 250,000 hectares | 283,000 hectares | 33,000 hectares | Samoa |
| 1980s | 250,000 hectares | 283,000 hectares | 33,000 hectares | Samoa |
| 1990s | 250,000 hectares | 283,000 hectares | 33,000 hectares | Samoa |
| 2000s | 250,000 hectares | 283,000 hectares | 33,000 hectares | Samoa |
| 2010s | 250,700 hectares | 281,500 hectares | 30,800 hectares | Samoa |
| 2020s | 251,000 hectares | 278,000 hectares | 27,000 hectares | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Reunion or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 278,000 hectares against 251,000 hectares in Reunion as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Reunion and Samoa?
- 27,000 hectares, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Reunion and Samoa rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Reunion ranks 178th 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.