Ecuador vs Samoa: Arable land use per person

Ecuador
0.0572 hectares per person
in 2023
Samoa
0.0494 hectares per person
in 2023
Ecuador rank
146th
Samoa rank
148th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Ecuador
  • Samoa
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0572 hectares per person against 0.0494 hectares per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0078 hectares per person.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 148th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3236 hectares per person 0.0872 hectares per person 0.2364 hectares per person Ecuador
1970s 0.2428 hectares per person 0.0915 hectares per person 0.1514 hectares per person Ecuador
1980s 0.1731 hectares per person 0.102 hectares per person 0.0711 hectares per person Ecuador
1990s 0.1405 hectares per person 0.0997 hectares per person 0.0408 hectares per person Ecuador
2000s 0.0968 hectares per person 0.0614 hectares per person 0.0354 hectares per person Ecuador
2010s 0.0664 hectares per person 0.1001 hectares per person 0.0337 hectares per person Samoa
2020s 0.0572 hectares per person 0.052 hectares per person 0.0052 hectares per person Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Ecuador or Samoa?
Ecuador, at 0.0572 hectares per person against 0.0494 hectares per person in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Ecuador and Samoa?
0.0078 hectares per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Samoa rank globally for arable land use per person?
Ecuador ranks 146th 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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Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.