Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 100.0% for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Samoa peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1980.
Samoa ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80.0% | — |
| 1962 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 83.3% | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 80.0% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 85.7% | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 83.3% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 85.7% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 87.5% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 77.8% | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 88.9% | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 87.5% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 77.8% | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 70.0% | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 77.8% | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 80.0% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 81.8% | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 80.0% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 88.9% | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 80.0% | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 88.9% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 83.3% | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 84.6% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 85.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 83.3% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 86.7% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 85.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +41.7% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +41.7% | 70.6% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.6% | 80.0% | 85.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.5% | 77.8% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.1% | 70.0% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.1% | 83.3% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 70.6% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 100.0% compare
- 1 Kiribati 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0% compare
- 1 Marshall Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Micronesia (country) 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 100.0% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Samoa?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Samoa was 100.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.