Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in American Samoa
American Samoa: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.1796 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in American Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.1796 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in American Samoa peaked at 0.1956 hectares per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0672 hectares per person, in 1988.
That places American Samoa 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1455 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1418 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1376 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1334 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1292 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1252 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1214 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1178 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1144 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1111 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1084 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1064 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1047 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.103 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1015 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0997 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0978 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.096 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0943 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0927 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0904 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0872 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0839 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0808 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0778 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0749 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0722 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0696 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0672 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.087 hectares per person | +29.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0843 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0828 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0815 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0804 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0793 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0784 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0775 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0767 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0759 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0842 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0927 hectares per person | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0929 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0934 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0941 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0949 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1134 hectares per person | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1144 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1155 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1345 hectares per person | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1358 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1552 hectares per person | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1749 hectares per person | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.186 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1871 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1884 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1899 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1916 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1936 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1956 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1842 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1865 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1891 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1926 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1848 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1823 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1796 hectares per person | -1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in American 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 | +29.5% | 0.0672 hectares per person | 0.087 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1277 hectares per person | 0.1111 hectares per person | 0.1455 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1004 hectares per person | 0.0927 hectares per person | 0.1084 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0791 hectares per person | 0.0672 hectares per person | 0.0904 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0801 hectares per person | 0.0759 hectares per person | 0.0843 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1082 hectares per person | 0.0927 hectares per person | 0.1358 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1846 hectares per person | 0.1552 hectares per person | 0.1956 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1858 hectares per person | 0.1796 hectares per person | 0.1926 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for American Samoa
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8,970 (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0648 hectares per person (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in American Samoa?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in American Samoa was 0.1796 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1956 hectares per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0672 hectares per person in 1988.
- How does American Samoa rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.