Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1431 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.1431 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.2058 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0299 tonnes per person, in 1967.
Samoa ranks 107th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0411 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.048 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0469 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0763 tonnes per person | +62.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | -60.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0515 tonnes per person | +72.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0506 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0427 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0623 tonnes per person | +47.9% |
| 1973 | 0.041 tonnes per person | -34.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0402 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0783 tonnes per person | +94.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0509 tonnes per person | -34.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0626 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0496 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1980 | 0.073 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0543 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0601 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.078 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0659 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | +36.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | -40.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0775 tonnes per person | +43.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0713 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0947 tonnes per person | +33.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0768 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0763 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0757 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0982 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1031 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0909 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0845 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0783 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0721 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0936 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0983 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0976 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0917 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0859 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0856 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0693 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0901 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0736 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1723 tonnes per person | +134.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0725 tonnes per person | -57.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0719 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0916 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1009 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.11 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0991 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0983 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.112 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1156 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2002 tonnes per person | +73.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1651 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2058 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.144 tonnes per person | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1431 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1431 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 83% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1431 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0477 tonnes per person | 0.0299 tonnes per person | 0.0763 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0531 tonnes per person | 0.0402 tonnes per person | 0.0783 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.0539 tonnes per person | 0.0899 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.085 tonnes per person | 0.0721 tonnes per person | 0.1031 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0958 tonnes per person | 0.0693 tonnes per person | 0.1723 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1072 tonnes per person | 0.0719 tonnes per person | 0.2002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1645 tonnes per person | 0.1431 tonnes per person | 0.2058 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Samoa?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Samoa was 0.1431 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2058 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0299 tonnes per person in 1967.
- How does Samoa rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.