Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
143rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0427 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Samoa stood at 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0427 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Samoa 143rd 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 square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0283 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0318 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0427 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0377 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0332 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0281 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1318 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0262 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0088 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0131 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0106 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0306 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0212 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0427 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 140 Laos 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 141 Guyana 0.0281 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 142 Dominica 0.0267 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 144 Belize 0.0219 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 145 Canada 0.0211 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 146 Thailand 0.0157 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0427 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.