American Samoa vs Bahamas: Arable land

American Samoa
0.0217 hectares per person
in 2023
Bahamas
0.02 hectares per person
in 2023
American Samoa rank
170th
Bahamas rank
173rd

Arable land over time

  • American Samoa
  • Bahamas
0.010.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.0217 hectares per person against 0.02 hectares per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per person.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bahamas ahead.

American Samoa ranks 170th and Bahamas ranks 173rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Bahamas in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Bahamas Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0275 hectares per person 0.0477 hectares per person 0.0202 hectares per person Bahamas
1970s 0.0219 hectares per person 0.0339 hectares per person 0.012 hectares per person Bahamas
1980s 0.0168 hectares per person 0.0279 hectares per person 0.0111 hectares per person Bahamas
1990s 0.0134 hectares per person 0.0216 hectares per person 0.0081 hectares per person Bahamas
2000s 0.0142 hectares per person 0.0205 hectares per person 0.0062 hectares per person Bahamas
2010s 0.0171 hectares per person 0.0206 hectares per person 0.0035 hectares per person Bahamas
2020s 0.0202 hectares per person 0.0201 hectares per person 0 hectares per person American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, American Samoa or Bahamas?
American Samoa, at 0.0217 hectares per person against 0.02 hectares per person in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between American Samoa and Bahamas?
0.0017 hectares per person, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Bahamas?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Bahamas rank globally for arable land?
American Samoa ranks 170th and Bahamas ranks 173rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.