Bangladesh vs Samoa: Arable land use per person
Bangladesh
0.046 hectares per person
in 2023
Samoa
0.0494 hectares per person
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
151st
Samoa rank
148th
Arable land use per person over time
- Bangladesh
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0494 hectares per person against 0.046 hectares per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0034 hectares per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 151st and Samoa ranks 148th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1459 hectares per person | 0.0872 hectares per person | 0.0587 hectares per person | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.1184 hectares per person | 0.0915 hectares per person | 0.0269 hectares per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.0937 hectares per person | 0.102 hectares per person | 0.0083 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0714 hectares per person | 0.0997 hectares per person | 0.0283 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0569 hectares per person | 0.0614 hectares per person | 0.0045 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0493 hectares per person | 0.1001 hectares per person | 0.0508 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0468 hectares per person | 0.052 hectares per person | 0.0052 hectares per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Bangladesh or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0494 hectares per person against 0.046 hectares per person in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Bangladesh and Samoa?
- 0.0034 hectares per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Samoa rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 151st and Samoa ranks 148th 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.