Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Samoa is 0.0003 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0006 Square kilometres per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Square kilometres per person, in 1988.
That places Samoa 128th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +99.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +32.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0003 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0003 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 Square kilometres per person, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita 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 | +99.5% | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person |
| 2005 | +32.8% | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 125 Puerto Rico 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 126 Norway 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 127 Dominica 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 129 United Arab Emirates 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 130 Kuwait 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 131 Rwanda 0.0003 Square kilometres per person 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Samoa?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Samoa was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 Square kilometres per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 1988.
- How does Samoa rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 128th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.