Which has higher cropland per person over the long term, Malawi or Samoa?

Samoa, at 0.1918 against 0.1888 in Malawi as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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.

Malawi vs Samoa: Cropland per person over the long term

Malawi

0.1888

in 2025

Samoa

0.1918

in 2025

Malawi rank

82nd

Samoa rank

80th

Cropland per person over the long term over time

Malawi
Samoa

How they compare

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

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

Malawi ranks 82nd and Samoa ranks 80th of 199 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	0	0.3495	Malawi
1100s	0.3495	0	0.3495	Malawi
1200s	0.3495	0	0.3495	Malawi
1300s	0.3495	0.5059	0.1564	Samoa
1400s	0.3495	0.5059	0.1565	Samoa
1500s	0.3495	0.506	0.1565	Samoa
1600s	0.3495	0.506	0.1566	Samoa
1700s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1566	Samoa
1710s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1566	Samoa
1720s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1566	Samoa
1730s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1566	Samoa
1740s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1566	Samoa
1750s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1566	Samoa
1760s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1566	Samoa
1770s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1566	Samoa
1780s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1567	Samoa
1790s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1567	Samoa
1800s	0.3495	0.5061	0.1567	Samoa
1810s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1820s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1830s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1840s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1850s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1860s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1870s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1880s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1890s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1900s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1910s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1920s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1930s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1940s	0.3495	0.5062	0.1567	Samoa
1950s	0.3616	0.5062	0.1446	Samoa
1960s	0.4039	0.4696	0.0657	Samoa
1970s	0.3955	0.4389	0.0433	Samoa
1980s	0.3014	0.4631	0.1618	Samoa
1990s	0.2491	0.2947	0.0456	Samoa
2000s	0.2514	0.216	0.0354	Malawi
2010s	0.2231	0.2577	0.0346	Samoa
2020s	0.1972	0.2054	0.0082	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 against 0.1888 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long term between Malawi and Samoa?: 0.003, 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 82nd and Samoa ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: 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
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026