Land area — Area in Samoa
Samoa: Land area — Area was 278 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 278 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Samoa peaked at 283 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 278 1000 ha, in 2017.
Samoa ranks 200th of 267 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land area — Area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 283 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 278 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 278 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,380 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 278 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,845 1000 ha, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 283 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 283 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 283 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 283 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 283 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 281.5 1000 ha | 278 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 278 1000 ha | 278 1000 ha | 278 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 197 Cabo Verde 403 1000 ha compare
- 198 French Polynesia 352.1 1000 ha compare
- 199 Micronesia 317.2 1000 ha compare
- 201 Luxembourg 257.45 1000 ha compare
- 202 Réunion 250.28 1000 ha compare
- 202 Reunion 250.28 1000 ha 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 land area — area in Samoa?
- Land area — area in Samoa was 278 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 283 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 278 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for land area — area?
- Samoa ranks 200th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.