Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.02 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa is 1.02 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 3.57 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.6625 ha per square kilometre, in 1992.
Samoa ranks 9th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.86 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.57 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 2.86 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 3.29 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 2.83 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1966 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1967 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8053 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8007 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7067 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6625 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7067 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7067 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9187 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8964 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9885 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | 3.57 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 0.8053 ha per square kilometre | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9579 ha per square kilometre | 0.6625 ha per square kilometre | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 0.8964 ha per square kilometre | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.9885 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 6 Grenada 1.87 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Kiribati 1.77 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Dominica 1.04 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Costa Rica 0.9081 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 0.8766 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Jamaica 0.8509 ha 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.09 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.09 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa was 1.02 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6625 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Samoa rank for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 9th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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 Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested 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.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Bananas — Area harvested 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.