Arable land — Area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Arable land — Area was 1.68 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in American Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 1.68 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in American Samoa peaked at 3.19 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.68 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places American Samoa 36th out of 36 groups 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 | 3.19 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.19 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.19 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.19 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 1000 ha | 2.89 1000 ha | 3.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 1000 ha | 1.68 1000 ha | 2.58 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 33 Uganda 8,751 1000 ha compare
- 34 Romania 8,381 1000 ha compare
- 35 Mozambique 8,280 1000 ha compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 7,907 1000 ha compare
- 37 Bangladesh 7,877 1000 ha compare
- 38 Afghanistan 7,811 1000 ha compare
- 39 Algeria 7,531 1000 ha compare
More environment data for American Samoa
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 36.67 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 15 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1,512 metric tons (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.41 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.26 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in American Samoa?
- Arable land — area in American Samoa was 1.68 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for arable land — area?
- American Samoa ranks 36th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.