Banana yields in Samoa
Samoa: Banana yields was 7.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Banana yields in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, banana yields in Samoa stood at 7.83 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Samoa peaked at 9.23 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Samoa ranks 94th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.04 tonnes per hectare | 4.98 tonnes per hectare | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 5.02 tonnes per hectare | 9.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.84 tonnes per hectare | 7.82 tonnes per hectare | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 13 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Samoa?
- Banana yields in Samoa was 7.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.23 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Samoa rank for banana yields?
- Samoa ranks 94th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.