Cropland — Area per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.2 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.2 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.48 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.16 ha/cap, in 2009.
That places Samoa 99th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.48 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.48 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.45 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.43 ha/cap | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.44 ha/cap | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.45 ha/cap | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.46 ha/cap | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.45 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.31 ha/cap | -31.1% |
| 1990 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.29 ha/cap | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.25 ha/cap | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.21 ha/cap | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.18 ha/cap | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.21 ha/cap | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.24 ha/cap | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.26 ha/cap | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.29 ha/cap | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.31 ha/cap | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.29 ha/cap | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.26 ha/cap | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.23 ha/cap | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2 ha/cap | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2 ha/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2 ha/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -31.1% | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4644 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.435 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.441 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.286 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.208 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.247 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 99 Eritrea 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 99 Malawi 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 102 Afghanistan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Gabon 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Marshall Islands 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Mexico 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Nigeria 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 South Africa 0.19 ha/cap 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 cropland — area per capita in Samoa?
- Cropland — area per capita in Samoa was 0.2 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 ha/cap in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Samoa ranks 99th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.