Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Samoa
Samoa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 12.97 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 12.97 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Samoa peaked at 15.97 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.28 %, in 1984.
That places Samoa 206th out of 237 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.79 % | — |
| 1962 | 1.75 % | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 1.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.61 % | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 1.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.59 % | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.57 % | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.56 % | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.54 % | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.45 % | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 1.41 % | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.36 % | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 1.35 % | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.3 % | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.29 % | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.28 % | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.3 % | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.69 % | +183.8% |
| 1990 | 3.7 % | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.85 % | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 3.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.92 % | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.92 % | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 6.25 % | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 6.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.38 % | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.67 % | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.98 % | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.52 % | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 9.95 % | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.39 % | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 13.51 % | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 14.33 % | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.82 % | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 15.18 % | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 15.45 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 15.67 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 15.84 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.97 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.5 % | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 14.91 % | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 14.19 % | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 12.97 % | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 12.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.13 % | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 12.97 % | -1.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 12.97 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 31% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 12.97 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.23 %, 58% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 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 | +183.8% | 1.3 % | 3.69 % |
| 2005 | +36.4% | 6.98 % | 9.52 % |
| 2008 | +30.0% | 10.39 % | 13.51 % |
| 2000 | +27.0% | 4.92 % | 6.25 % |
| 1999 | +25.5% | 3.92 % | 4.92 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 % | 1.59 % | 1.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5 % | 1.36 % | 1.57 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 % | 1.28 % | 3.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.96 % | 3.7 % | 4.92 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.02 % | 6.25 % | 14.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.05 % | 12.97 % | 15.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 % | 12.97 % | 13.13 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 205 Papua New Guinea 13.52 % compare
- 207 Grenada 12.5 % compare
- 208 Philippines 11.77 % compare
- 209 Tonga 11.46 % 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)
- 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Samoa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Samoa was 12.97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.97 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 % in 1984.
- How does Samoa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Samoa ranks 206th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.