Cropland — Area per capita in American Samoa
American Samoa: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in American Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in American Samoa is 0.06 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in American Samoa peaked at 0.19 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.06 ha/cap, in 2021.
American Samoa ranks 33rd of 34 groups on this measure, 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 | 0.1689 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.135 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.103 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.076 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.073 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.062 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 30 Denmark 0.4 ha/cap compare
- 30 Finland 0.4 ha/cap compare
- 30 Tunisia 0.4 ha/cap compare
- 33 Vanuatu 0.37 ha/cap compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 0.36 ha/cap compare
- 34 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.36 ha/cap compare
- 36 Yugoslav SFR 0.35 ha/cap compare
More environment data for American Samoa
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.68 1000 ha (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 cropland — area per capita in American Samoa?
- Cropland — area per capita in American Samoa was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 ha/cap in 2021.
- How does American Samoa rank for cropland — area per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 33rd out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.