Agricultural land per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Agricultural land per capita was 0.2254 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2254 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
145th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.4848 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.1822 hectares per capita
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Samoa is 0.2254 hectares per capita, 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 land per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.4848 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1822 hectares per capita, in 2009.
That places Samoa 145th out of 226 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.
Agricultural land per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4848 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.4805 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4681 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4563 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4844 hectares per capita | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.473 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4634 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4631 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4557 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4522 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4491 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4427 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4368 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4283 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4239 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4391 hectares per capita | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4444 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4399 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4512 hectares per capita | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4503 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4647 hectares per capita | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4625 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4654 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4676 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4675 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4693 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4574 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4574 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3211 hectares per capita | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3194 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3188 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3053 hectares per capita | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3027 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2945 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2921 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2896 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2872 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.285 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2818 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2642 hectares per capita | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.262 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2548 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2427 hectares per capita | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2309 hectares per capita | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2246 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2141 hectares per capita | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.204 hectares per capita | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1946 hectares per capita | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1822 hectares per capita | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.215 hectares per capita | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2465 hectares per capita | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2773 hectares per capita | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3076 hectares per capita | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3374 hectares per capita | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3747 hectares per capita | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3381 hectares per capita | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3018 hectares per capita | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2658 hectares per capita | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2355 hectares per capita | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2331 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2311 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2295 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2254 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2254 hectares per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 61% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2254 hectares per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1895 hectares per capita, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land per capita 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 | -29.8% | 0.4574 hectares per capita | 0.3211 hectares per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4699 hectares per capita | 0.4557 hectares per capita | 0.4848 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4408 hectares per capita | 0.4239 hectares per capita | 0.4522 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4483 hectares per capita | 0.3211 hectares per capita | 0.4693 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2977 hectares per capita | 0.2818 hectares per capita | 0.3194 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2274 hectares per capita | 0.1822 hectares per capita | 0.2642 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.29 hectares per capita | 0.215 hectares per capita | 0.3747 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2298 hectares per capita | 0.2254 hectares per capita | 0.2331 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1802 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2043 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Samoa?
- Agricultural land per capita in Samoa was 0.2254 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4848 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1822 hectares per capita in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Samoa ranks 145th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.