Country area — Area in Samoa
Samoa: Country area — Area was 284 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Samoa stood at 284 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Samoa peaked at 284 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 284 1000 ha, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 202nd of 267 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Country area — Area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 284 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 284 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,988 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 284 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,845 1000 ha, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 284 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 199 Cabo Verde 403 1000 ha compare
- 200 French Polynesia 352.1 1000 ha compare
- 201 Micronesia 317.2 1000 ha compare
- 203 Luxembourg 259 1000 ha compare
- 204 Réunion 251 1000 ha compare
- 204 Reunion 251 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 country area — area in Samoa?
- Country area — area in Samoa was 284 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 284 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 284 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for country area — area?
- Samoa ranks 202nd out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.