Arable land — Area in Samoa
Samoa: Arable land — Area was 11.29 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 11.29 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
The figure is down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Samoa peaked at 32.46 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.9 1000 ha, in 2009.
That places Samoa 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.11 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.9 1000 ha | 12.5 1000 ha | 15.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.02 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 18.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.33 1000 ha | 16.3 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.43 1000 ha | 7.9 1000 ha | 14 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.09 1000 ha | 11.29 1000 ha | 32.46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.29 1000 ha | 11.29 1000 ha | 11.29 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 179 Guadeloupe 18.65 1000 ha compare
- 180 Mayotte 15.22 1000 ha compare
- 181 French Guiana 11.32 1000 ha compare
- 183 Martinique 11.15 1000 ha compare
- 184 Montenegro 9.69 1000 ha compare
- 185 Bahamas 8 1000 ha compare
- 185 Kuwait 8 1000 ha compare
- 185 Netherlands Antilles (former) 8 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.2 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 15.47 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 87.03 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Samoa?
- Arable land — area in Samoa was 11.29 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.46 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for arable land — area?
- Samoa ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.