Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0023 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0023 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0048 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 sq. km per person, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 136th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land (sq. km), 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% | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 0.0032 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 0.0032 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0032 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0022 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Samoa?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Samoa was 0.0023 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 136th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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 land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.