Samoa vs Tonga: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 43 1000 ha against 30.9 1000 ha in Tonga, a difference of 12.1 1000 ha.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Tonga's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 178th and Tonga ranks 181st of 234 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.89 1000 ha | 28.11 1000 ha | 30.78 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 1970s | 65.9 1000 ha | 29.6 1000 ha | 36.3 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 1980s | 73.69 1000 ha | 29.2 1000 ha | 44.49 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 1990s | 49.73 1000 ha | 27.9 1000 ha | 21.83 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 2000s | 38.66 1000 ha | 27.29 1000 ha | 11.37 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 2010s | 49.84 1000 ha | 29.98 1000 ha | 19.86 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 2020s | 43 1000 ha | 30.85 1000 ha | 12.15 1000 ha | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa, at 43 1000 ha against 30.9 1000 ha in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Samoa and Tonga?
- 12.1 1000 ha, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for cropland — area?
- Samoa ranks 178th and Tonga ranks 181st of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.