Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 130th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +51.9% | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -35.2% | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +33.3% | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +25.0% | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 Ecuador 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 129 Australia 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 South Sudan 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Angola 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 133 Turkmenistan 0.0034 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 130th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.