Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0 1000 ha per person for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 1988.
That places Samoa 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | +99.5% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | +32.8% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 16% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +99.5% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2005 | +32.8% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 135 Norway 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 136 Dominica 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 137 San Marino 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 139 Puerto Rico 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 140 Kuwait 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 141 United Arab Emirates 0 1000 ha 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)
- 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 meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Samoa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Samoa was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1988.
- How does Samoa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.