Samoa vs San Marino: Arable land use per person
Samoa
0.0494 hectares per person
in 2023
San Marino
0.0586 hectares per person
in 2023
Samoa rank
148th
San Marino rank
145th
Arable land use per person over time
- Samoa
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 0.0586 hectares per person against 0.0494 hectares per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0092 hectares per person.
That makes San Marino's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 148th and San Marino ranks 145th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 6 and San Marino in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0872 hectares per person | 0.0586 hectares per person | 0.0286 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.0915 hectares per person | 0.0517 hectares per person | 0.0398 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.102 hectares per person | 0.0447 hectares per person | 0.0573 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0997 hectares per person | 0.0401 hectares per person | 0.0596 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0614 hectares per person | 0.0341 hectares per person | 0.0273 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1001 hectares per person | 0.0445 hectares per person | 0.0555 hectares per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.052 hectares per person | 0.0581 hectares per person | 0.0061 hectares per person | San Marino |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Samoa or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 0.0586 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 Samoa and San Marino?
- 0.0092 hectares per person, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and San Marino?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and San Marino rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Samoa ranks 148th and San Marino ranks 145th 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.