Which has higher land area — area, Réunion or Samoa?

Samoa, at 278 1000 ha against 250.28 1000 ha in Réunion as of 2024.

What is the difference in land area — area between Réunion and Samoa?

27.72 1000 ha, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and Samoa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Réunion vs Samoa: Land area — Area

Réunion

250.28 1000 ha

in 2024

Samoa

278 1000 ha

in 2024

Réunion rank

202nd

Samoa rank

200th

Land area — Area over time

Réunion
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 278 1000 ha against 250.28 1000 ha in Réunion, a difference of 27.72 1000 ha.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Réunion's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Réunion ranks 202nd and Samoa ranks 200th of 267 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Réunion	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	250 1000 ha	283 1000 ha	33 1000 ha	Samoa
1970s	250 1000 ha	283 1000 ha	33 1000 ha	Samoa
1980s	250 1000 ha	283 1000 ha	33 1000 ha	Samoa
1990s	250 1000 ha	283 1000 ha	33 1000 ha	Samoa
2000s	250 1000 ha	283 1000 ha	33 1000 ha	Samoa
2010s	250.28 1000 ha	281.5 1000 ha	31.22 1000 ha	Samoa
2020s	250.28 1000 ha	278 1000 ha	27.72 1000 ha	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Réunion or Samoa?: Samoa, at 278 1000 ha against 250.28 1000 ha in Réunion as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Réunion and Samoa?: 27.72 1000 ha, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and Samoa?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Réunion and Samoa rank globally for land area — area?: Réunion ranks 202nd and Samoa ranks 200th of 267 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 300 places, 17,413 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.