Agricultural land — Area in Samoa
Samoa: Agricultural land — Area was 49.41 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 49.41 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Samoa peaked at 78.4 1000 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 34.9 1000 ha, in 2009.
That places Samoa 186th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.89 1000 ha | 56 1000 ha | 63 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.9 1000 ha | 63.5 1000 ha | 73.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.79 1000 ha | 54.2 1000 ha | 78.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.78 1000 ha | 50.8 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.36 1000 ha | 34.9 1000 ha | 48 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.73 1000 ha | 41.69 1000 ha | 75.62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.29 1000 ha | 48.83 1000 ha | 49.41 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 183 Qatar 74 1000 ha compare
- 184 Micronesia 68.35 1000 ha compare
- 185 Trinidad and Tobago 59.52 1000 ha compare
- 187 Guadeloupe 46.42 1000 ha compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 44.26 1000 ha compare
- 189 French Guiana 39.52 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 12.97 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 6.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 64.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 31.71 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.85 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.2 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 15.47 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Samoa?
- Agricultural land — area in Samoa was 49.41 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4 1000 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for agricultural land — area?
- Samoa ranks 186th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.