Land use hidden — Cropland in American Samoa
American Samoa: Land use hidden — Cropland was 29.6 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in American Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 29.6 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in American Samoa peaked at 29.6 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.3 Square kilometres, in 1961.
American Samoa ranks 173rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.3 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 19.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 19.64 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 19.98 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 20.32 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 20.66 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 21 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 21.34 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 21.68 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 22.02 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 22.36 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 22.7 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 23 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 23.3 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 23.6 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 23.9 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 24.2 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 24.5 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.8 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 25.1 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 25.4 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 25.7 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 26 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 26.3 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 26.6 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 26.9 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.2 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.5 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.8 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.1 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.4 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 28.7 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 29 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 29 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.6 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 29.6 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,217 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 29.6 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,231 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3 Square kilometres | 19.3 Square kilometres | 19.3 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.3 Square kilometres | 19.3 Square kilometres | 19.3 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.3 Square kilometres | 19.3 Square kilometres | 19.3 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.83 Square kilometres | 19.3 Square kilometres | 22.36 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.05 Square kilometres | 22.7 Square kilometres | 25.4 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.05 Square kilometres | 25.7 Square kilometres | 28.4 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.07 Square kilometres | 28.7 Square kilometres | 29.6 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 170 Djibouti 39 Square kilometres compare
- 171 Niue 38 Square kilometres compare
- 172 Hong Kong 30 Square kilometres compare
- 174 Palau 23 Square kilometres compare
- 174 San Marino 23 Square kilometres compare
- 176 British Virgin Islands 20 Square kilometres compare
- 176 Montserrat 20 Square kilometres compare
- 176 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 20 Square kilometres compare
- 176 Aruba 20 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for American Samoa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.25 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.26 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 40.9 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in American Samoa?
- Land use hidden — cropland in American Samoa was 29.6 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does American Samoa rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- American Samoa ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata