Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Samoa
Samoa: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 87.03 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Samoa is 87.03 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Samoa peaked at 98.72 % in 1984 and was at its lowest, 84.03 %, in 2015.
That places Samoa 50th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98.21 % | — |
| 1962 | 98.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 98.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 98.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 98.39 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 98.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 98.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 98.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 98.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 98.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 98.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 98.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 98.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 98.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 98.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 98.55 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 98.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 98.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 98.64 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 98.7 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 98.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 98.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 98.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 98.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 98.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 98.7 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 98.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 96.31 % | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 96.3 % | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 96.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 96.15 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 96.08 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 96.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 96.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95.08 % | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 93.75 % | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 93.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.02 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.48 % | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 90.05 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.61 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.49 % | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 85.67 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.18 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 84.82 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.55 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.16 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.09 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.81 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.03 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 87.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.06 % | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 87.03 % | -1.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 87.03 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.13 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 87.03 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.75 %, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.33 % | 98.21 % | 98.41 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.5 % | 98.43 % | 98.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.46 % | 96.31 % | 98.72 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.04 % | 95.08 % | 96.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.98 % | 85.67 % | 93.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.95 % | 84.03 % | 87.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.24 % | 87.03 % | 88.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 47 Tonga 88.54 % compare
- 48 Philippines 88.23 % compare
- 49 Grenada 87.5 % compare
- 51 Papua New Guinea 86.48 % compare
- 52 Pakistan 86.26 % compare
- 52 Republic of Moldova 86.26 % compare
- 52 Moldova 86.26 % 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 — share in agricultural land in Samoa?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Samoa was 87.03 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.72 % in 1984.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.03 % in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Samoa ranks 50th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.