Ecuador vs Samoa: Arable land
Ecuador
4.1%
in 2023
Samoa
3.9%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
147th
Samoa rank
150th
Arable land over time
- Ecuador
- Samoa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.1% against 3.9% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 147th and Samoa ranks 150th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 3.9% | 2.3% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 1.2% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 6.0% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 6.1% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 7.1% | 2.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Ecuador or Samoa?
- Ecuador, at 4.1% against 3.9% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Ecuador and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Samoa rank globally for arable land?
- Ecuador ranks 147th and Samoa ranks 150th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land 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.