Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1981
All-time low
0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 22nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 19 Ghana 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Palestine 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Grenada 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Saint Lucia 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Guatemala 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Haiti 0.0109 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 22nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area 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.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent crops — Area 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.