Colombia vs Samoa: Arable land

Colombia
0.0487 hectares per person
in 2023
Samoa
0.0494 hectares per person
in 2023
Colombia rank
149th
Samoa rank
148th

Arable land over time

  • Colombia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0494 hectares per person against 0.0487 hectares per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per person.

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

Colombia ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 148th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1967 hectares per person 0.0872 hectares per person 0.1095 hectares per person Colombia
1970s 0.1575 hectares per person 0.0915 hectares per person 0.066 hectares per person Colombia
1980s 0.1293 hectares per person 0.102 hectares per person 0.0273 hectares per person Colombia
1990s 0.0787 hectares per person 0.0997 hectares per person 0.021 hectares per person Samoa
2000s 0.0482 hectares per person 0.0614 hectares per person 0.0132 hectares per person Samoa
2010s 0.0367 hectares per person 0.1001 hectares per person 0.0633 hectares per person Samoa
2020s 0.0473 hectares per person 0.052 hectares per person 0.0047 hectares per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Colombia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.0494 hectares per person against 0.0487 hectares per person in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Colombia and Samoa?
0.0007 hectares per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Samoa rank globally for arable land?
Colombia ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 148th 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.