Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Samoa
Samoa: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 21,151 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Samoa stood at 21,151 ha.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Samoa peaked at 48,240 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 14,646 ha, in 2017.
That places Samoa 27th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Samoa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,211 ha | — |
| 1962 | 18,211 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16,997 ha | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 16,997 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 29,000 ha | +70.6% |
| 1966 | 33,000 ha | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 23,000 ha | -30.3% |
| 1968 | 31,000 ha | +34.8% |
| 1969 | 35,000 ha | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 28,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 30,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 32,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 33,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 34,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 36,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 38,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 40,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 42,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 43,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 43,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 45,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 46,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 47,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 48,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 48,240 ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 48,000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 23,300 ha | -51.5% |
| 1990 | 23,100 ha | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 22,900 ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 22,800 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 22,600 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 22,500 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 22,300 ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 24,600 ha | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 24,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 25,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 21,500 ha | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 23,000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 23,760 ha | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 23,861 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24,022 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 24,000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 25,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 24,314 ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 22,172 ha | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 24,062 ha | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 26,560 ha | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 26,443 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 27,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26,472 ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 15,000 ha | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,646 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 16,482 ha | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 20,154 ha | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 20,154 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20,154 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20,154 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20,154 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21,151 ha | +4.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 21,151 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,224 ha, 6.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 21,151 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26,034 ha, 81% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +70.6% | 16,997 ha | 29,000 ha |
| 1989 | -51.5% | 48,000 ha | 23,300 ha |
| 2015 | -43.3% | 26,472 ha | 15,000 ha |
| 1968 | +34.8% | 23,000 ha | 31,000 ha |
| 1967 | -30.3% | 33,000 ha | 23,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,602 ha | 16,997 ha | 35,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,300 ha | 28,000 ha | 42,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,554 ha | 23,300 ha | 48,240 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,130 ha | 21,500 ha | 25,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,075 ha | 22,172 ha | 26,560 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,520 ha | 14,646 ha | 27,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,353 ha | 20,154 ha | 21,151 ha | 5 |
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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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Samoa?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Samoa was 21,151 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 48,240 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,646 ha in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Samoa ranks 27th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.