Temporary crops — Area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Temporary crops — Area was 1.31 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in American Samoa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 1.31 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in American Samoa peaked at 2.44 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.31 1000 ha, in 2023.
American Samoa ranks 226th of 242 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.28 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.29 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.32 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.35 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.37 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.41 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.41 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.43 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.44 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.22 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 2 1000 ha | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.78 1000 ha | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 1.54 1000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 1.31 1000 ha | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 1.31 1000 ha | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 1.31 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 136.34 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 1.31 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.05 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.31 1000 ha | 2.28 1000 ha | 2.37 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.4 1000 ha | 2.22 1000 ha | 2.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 1000 ha | 1.31 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 223 Bahrain 1.5 1000 ha compare
- 224 Liechtenstein 1.35 1000 ha compare
- 225 Saint Lucia 1.32 1000 ha compare
- 227 San Marino 0.98 1000 ha compare
- 228 Guam 0.78 1000 ha compare
- 228 Niue 0.78 1000 ha compare
- 228 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.78 1000 ha compare
- 228 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.78 1000 ha compare
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)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 36.67 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 40.9 1000 USD (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in American Samoa?
- Temporary crops — area in American Samoa was 1.31 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for temporary crops — area?
- American Samoa ranks 226th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary 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.