British Virgin Islands vs Samoa: Arable land (hectares per person)
Arable land (hectares per person) over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0518 hectares per person against 0.0507 hectares per person in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0011 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 147th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1685 hectares per person | 0.0872 hectares per person | 0.0813 hectares per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 0.1905 hectares per person | 0.0915 hectares per person | 0.099 hectares per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 0.214 hectares per person | 0.102 hectares per person | 0.112 hectares per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 0.1138 hectares per person | 0.0997 hectares per person | 0.0141 hectares per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 0.0861 hectares per person | 0.0614 hectares per person | 0.0246 hectares per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0622 hectares per person | 0.1001 hectares per person | 0.0378 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0522 hectares per person | 0.0525 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, British Virgin Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0518 hectares per person against 0.0507 hectares per person in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land between British Virgin Islands and Samoa?
- 0.0011 hectares per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Samoa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Samoa rank globally for arable land?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 147th 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
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.