Cropland — Share in Land area in Samoa
Samoa: Cropland — Share in Land area was 15.47 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 15.47 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Samoa peaked at 27.35 % in 1986 and was at its lowest, 10.57 %, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 118th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.43 % | — |
| 1962 | 19.79 % | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 19.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 19.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 21.55 % | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 21.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 21.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 21.91 % | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 21.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 22.08 % | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 22.26 % | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 22.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 22.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 22.61 % | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 24.03 % | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 24.73 % | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 24.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25.62 % | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 25.8 % | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 26.86 % | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 26.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 27.07 % | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 27.21 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 27.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 27.35 % | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 26.75 % | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 26.86 % | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 18.45 % | -31.3% |
| 1990 | 18.37 % | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 18.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17.67 % | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 17.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.31 % | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 17.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.07 % | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 15.9 % | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 15.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.55 % | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 14.84 % | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 14.13 % | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 13.43 % | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 12.79 % | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 12.19 % | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 11.31 % | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 10.57 % | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 12.55 % | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 14.53 % | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 16.51 % | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 18.49 % | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 20.47 % | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 22.45 % | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 20.55 % | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 18.98 % | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 17.03 % | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 15.47 % | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 15.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.47 % | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 15.47 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 15.47 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.14 %, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Share in Land area 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% | 26.86 % | 18.45 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.81 % | 19.43 % | 21.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.28 % | 22.08 % | 25.62 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.04 % | 18.45 % | 27.35 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.57 % | 17.07 % | 18.37 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.66 % | 10.57 % | 15.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7 % | 12.55 % | 22.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.47 % | 15.47 % | 15.47 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 116 Martinique 15.98 % compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 15.67 % compare
- 119 Honduras 15.42 % compare
- 119 Republic of Korea 15.42 % compare
- 121 Nicaragua 14.95 % 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 land area in Samoa?
- Cropland — share in land area in Samoa was 15.47 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.35 % in 1986.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.57 % in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Samoa ranks 118th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Land area. 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.