Samoa vs Tonga: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 88.54 % against 87.03 % in Samoa, a difference of 1.51 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 47th and Tonga ranks 44th of 234 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.33 % | 94.09 % | 4.23 % | Samoa |
| 1970s | 98.5 % | 89.73 % | 8.77 % | Samoa |
| 1980s | 98.46 % | 87.95 % | 10.51 % | Samoa |
| 1990s | 96.04 % | 87.46 % | 8.58 % | Samoa |
| 2000s | 90.98 % | 87.2 % | 3.77 % | Samoa |
| 2010s | 84.95 % | 88.22 % | 3.27 % | Tonga |
| 2020s | 87.24 % | 88.52 % | 1.29 % | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in agricultural land, Samoa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 88.54 % against 87.03 % in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in agricultural land between Samoa and Tonga?
- 1.51 %, with Tonga 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 — share in agricultural land?
- Samoa ranks 47th and Tonga ranks 44th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.