Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in American Samoa
American Samoa: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 62.07 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in American Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 62.07 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in American Samoa peaked at 79.54 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 62.07 %, in 2023.
American Samoa ranks 60th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.54 % | — |
| 1962 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.02 % | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 74.12 % | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 70.76 % | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 66.8 % | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 62.07 % | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 62.07 % | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 62.07 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 62.07 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.07 %, 2.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.54 % | 79.54 % | 79.54 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 79.54 % | 79.54 % | 79.54 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.54 % | 79.54 % | 79.54 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.54 % | 79.54 % | 79.54 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.54 % | 79.54 % | 79.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.29 % | 77.02 % | 79.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.16 % | 62.07 % | 74.12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
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)
- Arable land — Area 1.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1,512 metric tons (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.17 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in American Samoa?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in American Samoa was 62.07 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.54 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.07 % in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- American Samoa ranks 60th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.