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American Samoa vs Papua New Guinea: Agricultural land use per person

American Samoa
0.1582 hectares per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.158 hectares per person
in 2025
American Samoa rank
142nd
Papua New Guinea rank
143rd

Agricultural land use per person over time

  • American Samoa
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.1582 hectares per person against 0.158 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

American Samoa ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1000s 0.8631 hectares per person 0.8669 hectares per person 0.0037 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1100s 0.8321 hectares per person 0.8362 hectares per person 0.0041 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1200s 0.7985 hectares per person 0.803 hectares per person 0.0045 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1300s 0.7619 hectares per person 0.7669 hectares per person 0.005 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1400s 0.7214 hectares per person 0.727 hectares per person 0.0056 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1500s 0.6757 hectares per person 0.6822 hectares per person 0.0064 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1600s 0.6229 hectares per person 0.6306 hectares per person 0.0077 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1700s 0.5591 hectares per person 0.5687 hectares per person 0.0096 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1710s 0.5519 hectares per person 0.5618 hectares per person 0.0099 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1720s 0.5445 hectares per person 0.5546 hectares per person 0.0101 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1730s 0.5369 hectares per person 0.5473 hectares per person 0.0104 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1740s 0.529 hectares per person 0.5397 hectares per person 0.0107 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1750s 0.5209 hectares per person 0.532 hectares per person 0.0111 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1760s 0.5126 hectares per person 0.524 hectares per person 0.0114 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1770s 0.5039 hectares per person 0.5158 hectares per person 0.0118 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1780s 0.495 hectares per person 0.5072 hectares per person 0.0122 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1790s 0.4857 hectares per person 0.4984 hectares per person 0.0127 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1800s 0.4761 hectares per person 0.4893 hectares per person 0.0132 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1810s 0.466 hectares per person 0.4798 hectares per person 0.0138 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1820s 0.4555 hectares per person 0.47 hectares per person 0.0144 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1830s 0.4445 hectares per person 0.4596 hectares per person 0.0151 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1840s 0.433 hectares per person 0.4489 hectares per person 0.0159 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1850s 2.52 hectares per person 0.4375 hectares per person 2.08 hectares per person American Samoa
1860s 2.44 hectares per person 0.4256 hectares per person 2.01 hectares per person American Samoa
1870s 2.35 hectares per person 0.4129 hectares per person 1.94 hectares per person American Samoa
1880s 2.26 hectares per person 0.3994 hectares per person 1.86 hectares per person American Samoa
1890s 2.16 hectares per person 0.3849 hectares per person 1.78 hectares per person American Samoa
1900s 2.06 hectares per person 2.08 hectares per person 0.0244 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1910s 1.85 hectares per person 1.96 hectares per person 0.1116 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1920s 1.54 hectares per person 1.83 hectares per person 0.2908 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1930s 1.28 hectares per person 1.67 hectares per person 0.3953 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1940s 1.05 hectares per person 1.47 hectares per person 0.4197 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1950s 0.6659 hectares per person 0.982 hectares per person 0.3161 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1960s 0.1276 hectares per person 0.2459 hectares per person 0.1183 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0992 hectares per person 0.2534 hectares per person 0.1542 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0789 hectares per person 0.2298 hectares per person 0.1509 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0793 hectares per person 0.2125 hectares per person 0.1332 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.1051 hectares per person 0.1913 hectares per person 0.0861 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1761 hectares per person 0.1779 hectares per person 0.0018 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1602 hectares per person 0.1641 hectares per person 0.0039 hectares per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use per person, American Samoa or Papua New Guinea?
American Samoa, at 0.1582 hectares per person against 0.158 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between American Samoa and Papua New Guinea?
0.0002 hectares per person, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Papua New Guinea?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do American Samoa and Papua New Guinea rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
American Samoa ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – 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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Indicator
Agricultural land use per person
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 agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.