Nigeria vs Samoa: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Nigeria, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 94th and Samoa ranks 91st of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.4644 ha/cap | 0.0856 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.435 ha/cap | 0.025 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.371 ha/cap | 0.441 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.333 ha/cap | 0.286 ha/cap | 0.047 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.296 ha/cap | 0.208 ha/cap | 0.088 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.232 ha/cap | 0.247 ha/cap | 0.015 ha/cap | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.002 ha/cap | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Nigeria or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Nigeria and Samoa?
- 0.01 ha/cap, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 94th and Samoa ranks 91st of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.