Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
142nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 142nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -29.6% | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0264 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 139 Puerto Rico 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 140 Peru 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 141 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 143 Algeria 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 144 Fiji 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 145 Iceland 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.