Agricultural area per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Agricultural area per capita was 0.2254 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2254
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
144th
of 225 countries
All-time high
0.4848
in 1961
All-time low
0.1822
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area per capita in Samoa is 0.2254, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.4848 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1822, in 2009.
That places Samoa 144th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4699 | 0.4557 | 0.4848 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4408 | 0.4239 | 0.4522 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4483 | 0.3211 | 0.4693 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2977 | 0.2818 | 0.3194 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2274 | 0.1822 | 0.2642 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.29 | 0.215 | 0.3747 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2298 | 0.2254 | 0.2331 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 117.07 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Rural population 180,913 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 82.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.09 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.09 (2025)
- Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 13 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Samoa?
- Agricultural area per capita in Samoa was 0.2254 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4848 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1822 in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Samoa ranks 144th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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