Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.1756 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.1756 sq. km per square kilometre for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.277 sq. km per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1233 sq. km per square kilometre, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 159th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1979 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2014 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2014 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2014 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2191 sq. km per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2191 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2191 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2226 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2226 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2244 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2261 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2261 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2261 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2261 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2297 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2438 sq. km per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2509 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2509 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2597 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2615 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2721 sq. km per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2721 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2742 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2756 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2756 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.277 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.271 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2721 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1915 sq. km per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1908 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1908 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1837 sq. km per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1837 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1802 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1802 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1802 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1802 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1802 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1795 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1696 sq. km per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1696 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1661 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.159 sq. km per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1519 sq. km per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1484 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.142 sq. km per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.136 sq. km per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1307 sq. km per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1233 sq. km per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1466 sq. km per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1696 sq. km per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1926 sq. km per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2155 sq. km per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2385 sq. km per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2672 sq. km per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2431 sq. km per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.223 sq. km per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1985 sq. km per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1777 sq. km per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1777 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1777 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1777 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1756 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre 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 | -29.6% | 0.2721 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1915 sq. km per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2116 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1979 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2226 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2364 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2244 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2597 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2643 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1915 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.277 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.183 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1795 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1908 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1497 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1233 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1696 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2072 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1466 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2672 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1772 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1756 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1777 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 156 Peru 0.1905 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 157 Puerto Rico 0.1904 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 158 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1795 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 160 Algeria 0.1736 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 161 Fiji 0.1706 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 0.163 sq. km per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Samoa?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.1756 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.277 sq. km per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1233 sq. km per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 159th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.