Land use hidden — Cropland in Samoa
Samoa: Land use hidden — Cropland was 424.2 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland in Samoa is 424.2 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Samoa peaked at 774 Square kilometres in 1986 and was at its lowest, 299 Square kilometres, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 141st of 193 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 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 550 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 560 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 560 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 560 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 610 Square kilometres | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 610 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 610 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 620 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 620 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 625 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 630 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 630 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 630 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 630 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 640 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 680 Square kilometres | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 700 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 725 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 730 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 760 Square kilometres | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 760 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 766 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 770 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 770 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 774 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 757 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 760 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 522 Square kilometres | -31.3% |
| 1990 | 520 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 520 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 Square kilometres | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 490 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 483 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 450 Square kilometres | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 450 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 440 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 420 Square kilometres | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 400 Square kilometres | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 380 Square kilometres | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 362 Square kilometres | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 345 Square kilometres | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 320 Square kilometres | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 299 Square kilometres | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 355 Square kilometres | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 410 Square kilometres | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 465 Square kilometres | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 520 Square kilometres | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 575 Square kilometres | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 635.4 Square kilometres | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 581.5 Square kilometres | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 527.6 Square kilometres | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 473.5 Square kilometres | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 430 Square kilometres | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 424.2 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 424.2 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 3% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 424.2 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,231 Square kilometres, 34% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland 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% | 760 Square kilometres | 522 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 588.89 Square kilometres | 550 Square kilometres | 620 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 659 Square kilometres | 625 Square kilometres | 725 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 736.9 Square kilometres | 522 Square kilometres | 774 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 497.3 Square kilometres | 483 Square kilometres | 520 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 386.6 Square kilometres | 299 Square kilometres | 450 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 497.3 Square kilometres | 355 Square kilometres | 635.4 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 428.55 Square kilometres | 424.2 Square kilometres | 430 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 138 Luxembourg 628.78 Square kilometres compare
- 139 Suriname 554.32 Square kilometres compare
- 140 Trinidad and Tobago 470 Square kilometres compare
- 142 Sao Tome and Principe 420 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Kiribati 340 Square kilometres compare
- 144 Tonga 310 Square kilometres 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 in Samoa?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Samoa was 424.2 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 774 Square kilometres in 1986.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 299 Square kilometres in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Samoa ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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