Colombia vs Samoa: Arable land use per person
Colombia
0.0487 hectares per person
in 2023
Samoa
0.0494 hectares per person
in 2023
Colombia rank
149th
Samoa rank
148th
Arable land use per person over time
- Colombia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0494 hectares per person against 0.0487 hectares per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 148th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1967 hectares per person | 0.0872 hectares per person | 0.1095 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.1575 hectares per person | 0.0915 hectares per person | 0.066 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.1293 hectares per person | 0.102 hectares per person | 0.0273 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.0787 hectares per person | 0.0997 hectares per person | 0.021 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0482 hectares per person | 0.0614 hectares per person | 0.0132 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0367 hectares per person | 0.1001 hectares per person | 0.0633 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0473 hectares per person | 0.052 hectares per person | 0.0047 hectares per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Colombia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0494 hectares per person against 0.0487 hectares per person in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Colombia and Samoa?
- 0.0007 hectares per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Samoa rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Colombia ranks 149th 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.