Other land — Area in Samoa
Samoa: Other land — Area was 68.35 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 68.35 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Samoa peaked at 80.66 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42.82 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places Samoa 196th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.42 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 52.9 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 55.38 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 55.86 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 57.34 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 57.83 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 58.31 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 58.79 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 59.27 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 59.95 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 63.23 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 63.71 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 65.19 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 67.67 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 70.15 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 71.64 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 73.92 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 76.1 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 78.08 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 80.66 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 74.35 1000 ha | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 68.05 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 61.74 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 55.43 1000 ha | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 49.13 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 42.82 1000 ha | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 50.11 1000 ha | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 52.4 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 59.7 1000 ha | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 65.95 1000 ha | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 66.43 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.91 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.39 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.45 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 68.35 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 68.35 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 68.35 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 281.86 1000 ha, 24% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8 1000 ha | 52.42 1000 ha | 59.95 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.03 1000 ha | 63.23 1000 ha | 80.66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.97 1000 ha | 42.82 1000 ha | 74.35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.51 1000 ha | 66.43 1000 ha | 68.45 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 other land — area in Samoa?
- Other land — area in Samoa was 68.35 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.66 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.82 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for other land — area?
- Samoa ranks 196th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.