Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0131 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0131 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
80th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0246 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0131 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0131 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0246 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0131 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Samoa 80th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0233 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0131 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0131 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 77 Tunisia 0.0134 Square kilometres per person compare
- 78 Yemen 0.0134 Square kilometres per person compare
- 79 Ireland 0.0132 Square kilometres per person compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 0.013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 82 Greece 0.0127 Square kilometres per person compare
- 83 Uzbekistan 0.0126 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 — total area, per capita in Samoa?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Samoa was 0.0131 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0246 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 80th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.