Philippines vs Samoa: Arable land

Philippines
0.0487 hectares per person
in 2023
Samoa
0.0494 hectares per person
in 2023
Philippines rank
150th
Samoa rank
148th

Arable land over time

  • Philippines
  • Samoa
0.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 150th and Samoa ranks 148th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1483 hectares per person 0.0872 hectares per person 0.0611 hectares per person Philippines
1970s 0.1168 hectares per person 0.0915 hectares per person 0.0254 hectares per person Philippines
1980s 0.0983 hectares per person 0.102 hectares per person 0.0037 hectares per person Samoa
1990s 0.0763 hectares per person 0.0997 hectares per person 0.0234 hectares per person Samoa
2000s 0.0591 hectares per person 0.0614 hectares per person 0.0023 hectares per person Samoa
2010s 0.0533 hectares per person 0.1001 hectares per person 0.0467 hectares per person Samoa
2020s 0.0493 hectares per person 0.052 hectares per person 0.0027 hectares per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Philippines or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.0494 hectares per person against 0.0487 hectares per person in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Philippines and Samoa?
0.0007 hectares per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Samoa rank globally for arable land?
Philippines ranks 150th 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.