Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Samoa
Samoa: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 64.18 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Samoa stood at 64.18 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Samoa peaked at 80.65 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 41.1 %, in 2015.
That places Samoa 16th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.77 % | 78.95 % | 80.65 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.75 % | 76.81 % | 78.74 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.37 % | 62.18 % | 77.92 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.59 % | 61.11 % | 63.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2 % | 62.16 % | 65.96 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4 % | 41.1 % | 64.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.33 % | 64.18 % | 64.94 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 13 Solomon Islands 69.91 % compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 69.49 % compare
- 15 Dominica 69.39 % compare
- 17 Papua New Guinea 62.99 % compare
- 18 Vanuatu 61.65 % compare
- 19 Polynesia 58.48 % compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 12.97 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 6.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 31.71 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.85 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.2 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 15.47 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 87.03 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Samoa?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Samoa was 64.18 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.65 % in 1965.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1 % in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Samoa ranks 16th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.