Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in American Samoa
American Samoa: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
101st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in American Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in American Samoa stood at 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in American Samoa peaked at 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
American Samoa ranks 101st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Slovenia 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Grenada 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Finland 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Dominica 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for American Samoa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.25 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.26 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 40.9 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in American Samoa?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in American Samoa was 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- American Samoa ranks 101st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — 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.