Permanent crops — Area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Permanent crops — Area was 0.99 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in American Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in American Samoa is 0.99 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in American Samoa peaked at 0.99 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.76 1000 ha, in 1961.
American Samoa ranks 227th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.76 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.85 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.94 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.99 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.99 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.98 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.99 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.9 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.764 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 0.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.934 1000 ha | 0.85 1000 ha | 0.99 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More environment data for American Samoa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.25 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 1.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1,512 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.17 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in American Samoa?
- Permanent crops — area in American Samoa was 0.99 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does American Samoa rank for permanent crops — area?
- American Samoa ranks 227th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.