Agricultural land use, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2254 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.2254 hectares per person.
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 use, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.4849 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1822 hectares per person, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 136th of 209 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 use, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4849 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4806 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4681 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4564 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4845 hectares per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.473 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4635 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4632 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4558 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4523 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4491 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4428 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4368 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4283 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4239 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4392 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4444 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.44 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4512 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4503 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4648 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4625 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4655 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4676 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4675 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4693 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4575 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4574 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3212 hectares per person | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3194 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3188 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3053 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3027 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2945 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2921 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2897 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2872 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2851 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2818 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2642 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2621 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2548 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2427 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2309 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2246 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2142 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.204 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1946 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1822 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.215 hectares per person | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2465 hectares per person | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2774 hectares per person | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3077 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3374 hectares per person | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3748 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3381 hectares per person | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3018 hectares per person | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2658 hectares per person | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2355 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2331 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2311 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2295 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2254 hectares per person | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use, 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 person | 0.3212 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.47 hectares per person | 0.4558 hectares per person | 0.4849 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4408 hectares per person | 0.4239 hectares per person | 0.4523 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4483 hectares per person | 0.3212 hectares per person | 0.4693 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2977 hectares per person | 0.2818 hectares per person | 0.3194 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.1822 hectares per person | 0.2642 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.29 hectares per person | 0.215 hectares per person | 0.3748 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2298 hectares per person | 0.2254 hectares per person | 0.2331 hectares per person | 4 |
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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 use, per capita in Samoa?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Samoa was 0.2254 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4849 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1822 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 136th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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 use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major 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 land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.