American Samoa vs Norway: Agricultural land use per person
American Samoa
0.1582 hectares per person
in 2025
Norway
0.1719 hectares per person
in 2025
American Samoa rank
142nd
Norway rank
139th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- American Samoa
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1719 hectares per person against 0.1582 hectares per person in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0137 hectares per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.
American Samoa ranks 142nd and Norway ranks 139th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8631 hectares per person | 4.81 hectares per person | 3.95 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1100s | 0.8321 hectares per person | 4.65 hectares per person | 3.82 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1200s | 0.7985 hectares per person | 4.47 hectares per person | 3.67 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1300s | 0.7619 hectares per person | 4.27 hectares per person | 3.51 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1400s | 0.7214 hectares per person | 4.06 hectares per person | 3.33 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1500s | 0.6757 hectares per person | 3.81 hectares per person | 3.14 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1600s | 0.6229 hectares per person | 3.53 hectares per person | 2.9 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1700s | 0.5591 hectares per person | 3.19 hectares per person | 2.63 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1710s | 0.5519 hectares per person | 3.15 hectares per person | 2.59 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1720s | 0.5445 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1730s | 0.5369 hectares per person | 3.07 hectares per person | 2.53 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1740s | 0.529 hectares per person | 3.02 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1750s | 0.5209 hectares per person | 2.98 hectares per person | 2.46 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1760s | 0.5126 hectares per person | 2.93 hectares per person | 2.42 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1770s | 0.5039 hectares per person | 2.89 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1780s | 0.495 hectares per person | 2.84 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1790s | 0.4857 hectares per person | 2.79 hectares per person | 2.3 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1800s | 0.4761 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1810s | 0.466 hectares per person | 2.68 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.4555 hectares per person | 2.63 hectares per person | 2.17 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.4445 hectares per person | 2.57 hectares per person | 2.12 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.433 hectares per person | 2.5 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1850s | 2.52 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | 0.0784 hectares per person | American Samoa |
| 1860s | 2.44 hectares per person | 2.37 hectares per person | 0.0721 hectares per person | American Samoa |
| 1870s | 2.35 hectares per person | 2.29 hectares per person | 0.0685 hectares per person | American Samoa |
| 1880s | 2.26 hectares per person | 2.2 hectares per person | 0.068 hectares per person | American Samoa |
| 1890s | 2.16 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 0.0672 hectares per person | American Samoa |
| 1900s | 2.06 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 0.0681 hectares per person | American Samoa |
| 1910s | 1.85 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 0.0285 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1920s | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 0.2172 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1930s | 1.28 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 0.3346 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1940s | 1.05 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 0.3743 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.6659 hectares per person | 0.9673 hectares per person | 0.3014 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.1276 hectares per person | 0.2713 hectares per person | 0.1437 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.0992 hectares per person | 0.2297 hectares per person | 0.1305 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.0789 hectares per person | 0.2307 hectares per person | 0.1518 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0793 hectares per person | 0.2394 hectares per person | 0.1601 hectares per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.1051 hectares per person | 0.2236 hectares per person | 0.1185 hectares per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1761 hectares per person | 0.1932 hectares per person | 0.0172 hectares per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1602 hectares per person | 0.1767 hectares per person | 0.0165 hectares per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, American Samoa or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.1719 hectares per person against 0.1582 hectares per person in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between American Samoa and Norway?
- 0.0137 hectares per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Norway?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Norway rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- American Samoa ranks 142nd and Norway ranks 139th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.