Land area — Area, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0013 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0013 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0025 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 84th of 190 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.
Land area — Area, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0013 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Samoa?
- Land area — area, per capita in Samoa was 0.0013 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.