Samoa vs South Africa: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita

Samoa
0.002 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.002 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Samoa rank
65th
South Africa rank
64th

Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
0.0020.0040.0060.008196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.002 Square kilometres per person against 0.002 Square kilometres per person in Samoa, a difference of 0 Square kilometres per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Samoa ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 64th of 177 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0046 Square kilometres per person 0.0065 Square kilometres per person 0.0019 Square kilometres per person South Africa
1970s 0.0043 Square kilometres per person 0.005 Square kilometres per person 0.0006 Square kilometres per person South Africa
1980s 0.0044 Square kilometres per person 0.0037 Square kilometres per person 0.0007 Square kilometres per person Samoa
1990s 0.0029 Square kilometres per person 0.0031 Square kilometres per person 0.0003 Square kilometres per person South Africa
2000s 0.0021 Square kilometres per person 0.0028 Square kilometres per person 0.0007 Square kilometres per person South Africa
2010s 0.0025 Square kilometres per person 0.0022 Square kilometres per person 0.0002 Square kilometres per person Samoa
2020s 0.002 Square kilometres per person 0.002 Square kilometres per person 0 Square kilometres per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, per capita, Samoa or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.002 Square kilometres per person against 0.002 Square kilometres per person in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland, per capita between Samoa and South Africa?
0 Square kilometres per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
Samoa ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 64th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.