Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 23.49 % against 22.85 % in Samoa, a difference of 0.64 %.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 138th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.42 % | 18.56 % | 3.15 % | Samoa |
| 1970s | 18.29 % | 20.76 % | 2.46 % | Samoa |
| 1980s | 21.67 % | 23.09 % | 1.42 % | Samoa |
| 1990s | 19.67 % | 33.45 % | 13.78 % | Samoa |
| 2000s | 21.15 % | 26.78 % | 5.63 % | Samoa |
| 2010s | 23.7 % | 33.37 % | 9.66 % | Samoa |
| 2020s | 23.49 % | 22.9 % | 0.586 % | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 23.49 % against 22.85 % in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.64 %, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 138th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.