French Guiana vs Samoa: Agricultural area over the long-term
French Guiana
42,246 hectares
in 2025
Samoa
44,802 hectares
in 2025
French Guiana rank
170th
Samoa rank
168th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- French Guiana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 44,802 hectares against 42,246 hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 2,556 hectares.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was French Guiana ahead.
French Guiana ranks 170th and Samoa ranks 168th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 858.33 hectares | 0 hectares | 858.33 hectares | French Guiana |
| 1100s | 902.69 hectares | 0 hectares | 902.69 hectares | French Guiana |
| 1200s | 945.06 hectares | 0 hectares | 945.06 hectares | French Guiana |
| 1300s | 983.69 hectares | 840.05 hectares | 143.64 hectares | French Guiana |
| 1400s | 1,016 hectares | 1,260 hectares | 244.17 hectares | Samoa |
| 1500s | 1,038 hectares | 1,890 hectares | 852.27 hectares | Samoa |
| 1600s | 1,158 hectares | 2,836 hectares | 1,678 hectares | Samoa |
| 1700s | 1,187 hectares | 4,254 hectares | 3,068 hectares | Samoa |
| 1710s | 1,308 hectares | 4,478 hectares | 3,170 hectares | Samoa |
| 1720s | 1,442 hectares | 4,714 hectares | 3,272 hectares | Samoa |
| 1730s | 1,589 hectares | 4,962 hectares | 3,374 hectares | Samoa |
| 1740s | 1,749 hectares | 5,224 hectares | 3,474 hectares | Samoa |
| 1750s | 1,926 hectares | 5,499 hectares | 3,573 hectares | Samoa |
| 1760s | 2,118 hectares | 5,788 hectares | 3,670 hectares | Samoa |
| 1770s | 2,329 hectares | 6,093 hectares | 3,764 hectares | Samoa |
| 1780s | 2,559 hectares | 6,413 hectares | 3,854 hectares | Samoa |
| 1790s | 2,810 hectares | 6,751 hectares | 3,941 hectares | Samoa |
| 1800s | 3,083 hectares | 7,107 hectares | 4,023 hectares | Samoa |
| 1810s | 3,388 hectares | 7,481 hectares | 4,093 hectares | Samoa |
| 1820s | 3,719 hectares | 7,896 hectares | 4,178 hectares | Samoa |
| 1830s | 4,077 hectares | 8,335 hectares | 4,258 hectares | Samoa |
| 1840s | 4,465 hectares | 8,798 hectares | 4,333 hectares | Samoa |
| 1850s | 4,884 hectares | 47,728 hectares | 42,845 hectares | Samoa |
| 1860s | 5,217 hectares | 49,111 hectares | 43,894 hectares | Samoa |
| 1870s | 5,555 hectares | 53,724 hectares | 48,169 hectares | Samoa |
| 1880s | 5,891 hectares | 58,591 hectares | 52,700 hectares | Samoa |
| 1890s | 6,215 hectares | 63,653 hectares | 57,437 hectares | Samoa |
| 1900s | 6,515 hectares | 68,809 hectares | 62,294 hectares | Samoa |
| 1910s | 6,770 hectares | 48,481 hectares | 41,711 hectares | Samoa |
| 1920s | 6,950 hectares | 61,959 hectares | 55,009 hectares | Samoa |
| 1930s | 7,266 hectares | 78,990 hectares | 71,724 hectares | Samoa |
| 1940s | 7,416 hectares | 99,293 hectares | 91,876 hectares | Samoa |
| 1950s | 7,004 hectares | 115,250 hectares | 108,247 hectares | Samoa |
| 1960s | 5,500 hectares | 59,500 hectares | 54,000 hectares | Samoa |
| 1970s | 7,600 hectares | 66,900 hectares | 59,300 hectares | Samoa |
| 1980s | 12,800 hectares | 74,790 hectares | 61,990 hectares | Samoa |
| 1990s | 22,800 hectares | 51,780 hectares | 28,980 hectares | Samoa |
| 2000s | 23,300 hectares | 42,360 hectares | 19,060 hectares | Samoa |
| 2010s | 29,476 hectares | 58,351 hectares | 28,875 hectares | Samoa |
| 2020s | 38,927 hectares | 47,682 hectares | 8,755 hectares | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, French Guiana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 44,802 hectares against 42,246 hectares in French Guiana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between French Guiana and Samoa?
- 2,556 hectares, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Samoa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do French Guiana and Samoa rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- French Guiana ranks 170th and Samoa ranks 168th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.