Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Samoa 84th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per square kilometre 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 | -31.3% | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 81 Maldives 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Ethiopia 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Saint Lucia 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Nicaragua 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Honduras 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Guam 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 84th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.