Samoa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Land use

Samoa
42,420 hectares
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
47,000 hectares
in 2023
Samoa rank
166th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
165th

Land use over time

  • Samoa
  • Trinidad and Tobago
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 47,000 hectares against 42,420 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 4,580 hectares.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Samoa ranks 166th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 165th of 223 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 58,889 hectares 92,000 hectares 33,111 hectares Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 65,900 hectares 99,100 hectares 33,200 hectares Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 73,690 hectares 72,900 hectares 790 hectares Samoa
1990s 49,730 hectares 69,600 hectares 19,870 hectares Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 38,660 hectares 50,200 hectares 11,540 hectares Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 49,730 hectares 47,000 hectares 2,730 hectares Samoa
2020s 42,855 hectares 47,000 hectares 4,145 hectares Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use, Samoa or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 47,000 hectares against 42,420 hectares in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use between Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago?
4,580 hectares, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for land use?
Samoa ranks 166th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 165th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed