American Samoa vs Viet Nam: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
American Samoa
11.3%
in 2023
Viet Nam
13.3%
in 2023
American Samoa rank
15th
Viet Nam rank
12th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- American Samoa
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 13.3% against 11.3% in American Samoa, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Viet Nam ahead.
American Samoa ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 225 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 4.7% | 4.7% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 8.6% | 0.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 32.8% | 17.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 17.7% | 5.2% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 14.2% | 3.1% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, American Samoa or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 13.3% against 11.3% in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between American Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 2.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Viet Nam rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- American Samoa ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.