Temporary fallow — Area in Samoa
Samoa: Temporary fallow — Area was 0.29 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Temporary fallow — Area in Samoa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary fallow — area in Samoa stood at 0.29 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Samoa peaked at 4.5 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.29 1000 ha, in 2019.
Samoa ranks 209th of 242 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temporary fallow — Area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.1 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2 1000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8 1000 ha | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4 1000 ha | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 3 1000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 4.5 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 3.45 1000 ha | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4 1000 ha | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 1.35 1000 ha | -43.7% |
| 2019 | 0.29 1000 ha | -78.5% |
| 2020 | 0.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.29 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.16 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.29 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.6 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary fallow — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -78.5% | 1.35 1000 ha | 0.29 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7 1000 ha | 1.2 1000 ha | 2.1 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7 1000 ha | 0.29 1000 ha | 4.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.29 1000 ha | 0.29 1000 ha | 0.29 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 206 Djibouti 0.4 1000 ha compare
- 207 Channel Islands 0.39 1000 ha compare
- 208 Grenada 0.34 1000 ha compare
- 210 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.27 1000 ha compare
- 211 Aruba 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 British Virgin Islands 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 Kiribati 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 Montserrat 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 211 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.22 1000 ha 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 temporary fallow — area in Samoa?
- Temporary fallow — area in Samoa was 0.29 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Samoa ranks 209th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. 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 Temporary fallow — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.