Bahamas vs Samoa: Arable land — Area

Bahamas
8 1000 ha
in 2024
Samoa
11.29 1000 ha
in 2024
Bahamas rank
185th
Samoa rank
182nd

Arable land — Area over time

  • Bahamas
  • Samoa
102030196119922024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 11.29 1000 ha against 8 1000 ha in Bahamas, a difference of 3.29 1000 ha.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Bahamas's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 182nd of 231 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 7 1000 ha 11.11 1000 ha 4.11 1000 ha Samoa
1970s 7 1000 ha 13.9 1000 ha 6.9 1000 ha Samoa
1980s 7 1000 ha 17.02 1000 ha 10.02 1000 ha Samoa
1990s 6.4 1000 ha 17.33 1000 ha 10.93 1000 ha Samoa
2000s 7 1000 ha 11.43 1000 ha 4.43 1000 ha Samoa
2010s 7.9 1000 ha 20.09 1000 ha 12.19 1000 ha Samoa
2020s 8 1000 ha 11.29 1000 ha 3.29 1000 ha Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Bahamas or Samoa?
Samoa, at 11.29 1000 ha against 8 1000 ha in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Bahamas and Samoa?
3.29 1000 ha, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for arable land — area?
Bahamas ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 182nd of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.