Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 112th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 1974 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +116.5% |
| 1990 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -39.8% |
| 1995 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +31.9% |
| 2000 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP 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 | +116.5% | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 109 Tonga 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Ireland 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Papua New Guinea 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Spain 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Solomon Islands 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Sri Lanka 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Samoa?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 112th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.