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 197th out of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 12 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12.5 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 13 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 15 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15.5 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 16 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16.6 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 17 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17.4 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 17.7 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 18 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 18.5 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 19 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 1000 ha | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.3 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 14 1000 ha | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 14 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 11 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 10.4 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 10 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 9 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9 1000 ha | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 12 1000 ha | +51.9% |
| 2011 | 16 1000 ha | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 20 1000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 24 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 28 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 32.46 1000 ha | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 25.76 1000 ha | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 19.06 1000 ha | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 12.35 1000 ha | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 11.29 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 11.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 11.29 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 11.29 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.15 1000 ha, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area 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% | 7.9 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha |
| 2018 | -35.2% | 19.06 1000 ha | 12.35 1000 ha |
| 2011 | +33.3% | 12 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha |
| 2017 | -26.0% | 25.76 1000 ha | 19.06 1000 ha |
| 2012 | +25.0% | 16 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha |
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
- 194 Guadeloupe 18.65 1000 ha compare
- 195 Mayotte 15.22 1000 ha compare
- 196 French Guiana 11.32 1000 ha compare
- 198 Martinique 11.15 1000 ha compare
- 199 Montenegro 9.69 1000 ha compare
- 200 Bahamas 8 1000 ha compare
- 200 Kuwait 8 1000 ha compare
- 200 Netherlands Antilles (former) 8 1000 ha 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 197th out of 248 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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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.