American Samoa vs Equatorial Guinea: Land use over the long-term
American Samoa
5,282 hectares
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
5,156 hectares
in 2025
American Samoa rank
165th
Equatorial Guinea rank
167th
Land use over the long-term over time
- American Samoa
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 5,282 hectares against 5,156 hectares in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 126 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
American Samoa ranks 165th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 88,377 hectares | 88,377 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 87,620 hectares | 87,620 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 86,801 hectares | 86,801 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 85,923 hectares | 85,923 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 84,992 hectares | 84,992 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 84,021 hectares | 84,021 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1600s | 0 hectares | 79,640 hectares | 79,640 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1700s | 0 hectares | 74,725 hectares | 74,725 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1710s | 0 hectares | 73,812 hectares | 73,812 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1720s | 0 hectares | 72,807 hectares | 72,807 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1730s | 0 hectares | 71,089 hectares | 71,089 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1740s | 0 hectares | 69,942 hectares | 69,942 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1750s | 0 hectares | 68,661 hectares | 68,661 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1760s | 0 hectares | 67,517 hectares | 67,517 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1770s | 0 hectares | 66,287 hectares | 66,287 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1780s | 0 hectares | 65,065 hectares | 65,065 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1790s | 0 hectares | 64,028 hectares | 64,028 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1800s | 0 hectares | 62,648 hectares | 62,648 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1810s | 0 hectares | 61,250 hectares | 61,250 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1820s | 0 hectares | 59,896 hectares | 59,896 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1830s | 0 hectares | 58,977 hectares | 58,977 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1840s | 0 hectares | 58,087 hectares | 58,087 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1850s | 8,228 hectares | 57,198 hectares | 48,970 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 8,414 hectares | 57,230 hectares | 48,817 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 9,139 hectares | 54,677 hectares | 45,538 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 9,885 hectares | 50,783 hectares | 40,898 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1890s | 10,637 hectares | 46,951 hectares | 36,315 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1900s | 11,367 hectares | 50,134 hectares | 38,767 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 11,403 hectares | 54,784 hectares | 43,382 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1920s | 11,074 hectares | 57,565 hectares | 46,491 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1930s | 10,751 hectares | 51,040 hectares | 40,289 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1940s | 10,477 hectares | 80,747 hectares | 70,270 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 9,844 hectares | 77,803 hectares | 67,959 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 1,000 hectares | 2,850 hectares | 1,850 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 1,000 hectares | 2,850 hectares | 1,850 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 1,100 hectares | 2,850 hectares | 1,750 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 2,050 hectares | 2,850 hectares | 800 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 3,700 hectares | 3,045 hectares | 655 hectares | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 7,068 hectares | 4,215 hectares | 2,853 hectares | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 5,987 hectares | 5,007 hectares | 980 hectares | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, American Samoa or Equatorial Guinea?
- American Samoa, at 5,282 hectares against 5,156 hectares in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between American Samoa and Equatorial Guinea?
- 126 hectares, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Equatorial Guinea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- American Samoa ranks 165th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 167th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as 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.