Samoa vs Vanuatu: Grazing land use over the long-term
Samoa
5,282 hectares
in 2025
Vanuatu
11,499 hectares
in 2025
Samoa rank
165th
Vanuatu rank
163rd
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 11,499 hectares against 5,282 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 6,217 hectares.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 165th and Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 12 and Vanuatu in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1700s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1710s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1720s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1730s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1740s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1750s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1760s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1770s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1780s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1790s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1800s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1810s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1820s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1830s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1840s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1850s | 38,441 hectares | 2,376 hectares | 36,065 hectares | Samoa |
| 1860s | 39,308 hectares | 2,430 hectares | 36,878 hectares | Samoa |
| 1870s | 42,696 hectares | 2,428 hectares | 40,268 hectares | Samoa |
| 1880s | 46,183 hectares | 2,416 hectares | 43,767 hectares | Samoa |
| 1890s | 49,694 hectares | 2,391 hectares | 47,303 hectares | Samoa |
| 1900s | 53,106 hectares | 2,351 hectares | 50,755 hectares | Samoa |
| 1910s | 36,890 hectares | 2,291 hectares | 34,599 hectares | Samoa |
| 1920s | 46,290 hectares | 2,184 hectares | 44,106 hectares | Samoa |
| 1930s | 57,549 hectares | 2,039 hectares | 55,510 hectares | Samoa |
| 1940s | 69,607 hectares | 1,834 hectares | 67,773 hectares | Samoa |
| 1950s | 68,043 hectares | 41,864 hectares | 26,180 hectares | Samoa |
| 1960s | 1,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 1,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 1,100 hectares | 30,200 hectares | 29,100 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 2,050 hectares | 38,500 hectares | 36,450 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 3,700 hectares | 24,388 hectares | 20,688 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 8,621 hectares | 7,454 hectares | 1,167 hectares | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5,987 hectares | 11,505 hectares | 5,518 hectares | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 11,499 hectares against 5,282 hectares in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 6,217 hectares, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Samoa ranks 165th and Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.