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 91st out of 232 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.
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
- 91 Eritrea 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 91 Malawi 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 94 Afghanistan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Gabon 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Marshall Islands 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Mexico 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Nigeria 0.19 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 12.97 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 6.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 64.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 31.71 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.85 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 15.47 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 87.03 % (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 91st out of 232 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.