Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
76th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.2735 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.1057 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Samoa stood at 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.2735 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1057 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 76th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1943 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1979 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1979 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1979 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2155 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2155 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2155 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2191 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2191 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2208 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2261 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2403 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2473 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2473 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.258 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2686 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2686 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2707 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2721 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2721 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2735 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2675 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2686 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1845 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1837 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1837 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1767 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1767 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1731 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1731 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1731 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1731 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1731 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1707 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.159 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.159 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1555 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1484 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1413 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1343 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1279 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1219 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1131 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1057 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1449 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1643 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1837 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2032 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2245 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2055 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1898 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1703 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1547 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1547 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1547 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1547 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1424 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland, 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% | 0.2686 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1845 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2081 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1943 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2191 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2329 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2208 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2604 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1845 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2735 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1757 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1707 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1837 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1366 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1057 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.159 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2245 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1542 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1547 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 73 Cameroon 0.1671 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 74 Maldives 0.1644 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 0.1569 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 77 Argentina 0.1515 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 78 Nicaragua 0.1495 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 79 Guam 0.1481 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2735 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1057 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland 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.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Cropland 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.