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Malawi vs Samoa: Cropland per person over the long-term

Malawi
0.1888 hectares per person
in 2025
Samoa
0.1918 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
83rd
Samoa rank
81st

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

  • Malawi
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.1918 hectares per person against 0.1888 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.003 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 83rd and Samoa ranks 81st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Samoa Difference Ahead
1000s 0.3495 hectares per person 0 hectares per person 0.3495 hectares per person Malawi
1100s 0.3495 hectares per person 0 hectares per person 0.3495 hectares per person Malawi
1200s 0.3495 hectares per person 0 hectares per person 0.3495 hectares per person Malawi
1300s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5059 hectares per person 0.1564 hectares per person Samoa
1400s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5059 hectares per person 0.1565 hectares per person Samoa
1500s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.506 hectares per person 0.1565 hectares per person Samoa
1600s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.506 hectares per person 0.1566 hectares per person Samoa
1700s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1566 hectares per person Samoa
1710s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1566 hectares per person Samoa
1720s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1566 hectares per person Samoa
1730s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1566 hectares per person Samoa
1740s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1566 hectares per person Samoa
1750s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1566 hectares per person Samoa
1760s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1566 hectares per person Samoa
1770s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1566 hectares per person Samoa
1780s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1790s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1800s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1810s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1820s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1830s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1840s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1850s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1860s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1870s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1880s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1890s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1900s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1910s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1920s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1930s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1940s 0.3495 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person Samoa
1950s 0.3616 hectares per person 0.5062 hectares per person 0.1446 hectares per person Samoa
1960s 0.4039 hectares per person 0.4696 hectares per person 0.0657 hectares per person Samoa
1970s 0.3955 hectares per person 0.4389 hectares per person 0.0433 hectares per person Samoa
1980s 0.3014 hectares per person 0.4631 hectares per person 0.1618 hectares per person Samoa
1990s 0.2491 hectares per person 0.2947 hectares per person 0.0456 hectares per person Samoa
2000s 0.2514 hectares per person 0.216 hectares per person 0.0354 hectares per person Malawi
2010s 0.2231 hectares per person 0.2577 hectares per person 0.0346 hectares per person Samoa
2020s 0.1972 hectares per person 0.2054 hectares per person 0.0082 hectares per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Malawi or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.1918 hectares per person against 0.1888 hectares per person in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Malawi and Samoa?
0.003 hectares per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
Malawi ranks 83rd and Samoa ranks 81st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit
hectares per person
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.