American Samoa vs Barbados: Arable land use per person
American Samoa
0.0217 hectares per person
in 2023
Barbados
0.0248 hectares per person
in 2023
American Samoa rank
170th
Barbados rank
167th
Arable land use per person over time
- American Samoa
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.0248 hectares per person against 0.0217 hectares per person in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0031 hectares per person.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
American Samoa ranks 170th and Barbados ranks 167th of 206 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0275 hectares per person | 0.0661 hectares per person | 0.0387 hectares per person | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.0219 hectares per person | 0.0638 hectares per person | 0.0419 hectares per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.0168 hectares per person | 0.0627 hectares per person | 0.0459 hectares per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.0134 hectares per person | 0.0609 hectares per person | 0.0474 hectares per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.0142 hectares per person | 0.0508 hectares per person | 0.0366 hectares per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.0171 hectares per person | 0.0315 hectares per person | 0.0143 hectares per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0202 hectares per person | 0.0248 hectares per person | 0.0046 hectares per person | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, American Samoa or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 0.0248 hectares per person against 0.0217 hectares per person in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between American Samoa and Barbados?
- 0.0031 hectares per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Barbados?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Barbados rank globally for arable land use per person?
- American Samoa ranks 170th and Barbados ranks 167th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable 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
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.