Cropland per person over the long-term in American Samoa
American Samoa: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.0571 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0571 hectares per person
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
157th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.8631 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.0394 hectares per person
in 1999
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in American Samoa, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.0571 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in American Samoa peaked at 0.8631 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0394 hectares per person, in 1999.
That places American Samoa 157th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long-term in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.8631 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.8321 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1200 | 0.7985 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1300 | 0.7619 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1400 | 0.7214 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1500 | 0.6757 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1600 | 0.6229 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1700 | 0.5591 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 1710 | 0.5519 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1720 | 0.5445 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1730 | 0.5369 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1740 | 0.529 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1750 | 0.5209 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1760 | 0.5126 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1770 | 0.5039 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1780 | 0.495 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1790 | 0.4857 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1800 | 0.4761 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1810 | 0.466 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1820 | 0.4555 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1830 | 0.4445 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1840 | 0.433 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1850 | 0.4207 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1860 | 0.4077 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1870 | 0.3938 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1880 | 0.3789 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1890 | 0.3627 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1900 | 0.3449 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1910 | 0.325 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1920 | 0.3024 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1930 | 0.2757 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1940 | 0.2426 hectares per person | -12.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1965 hectares per person | -19.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1905 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1952 | 0.1842 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1774 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 0.17 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1619 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1529 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1427 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1307 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1161 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0964 hectares per person | -16.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0942 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0914 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0882 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.085 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0821 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0794 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0768 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0746 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0725 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0707 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0691 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0677 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0665 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0655 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0645 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0637 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0629 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0621 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0609 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0595 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0576 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0556 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0534 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0512 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0492 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0473 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0455 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0438 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0423 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.041 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0403 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0401 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0399 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0397 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0396 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0395 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0394 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0394 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0395 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0395 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0397 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0399 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0403 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0409 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0418 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0428 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.044 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0452 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0462 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.047 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0476 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0481 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0485 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.049 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0495 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0505 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.051 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0516 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.051 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0502 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0519 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0541 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0571 hectares per person | +5.6% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0571 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.099 hectares per person, 58% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0571 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1367 hectares per person, 42% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8631 hectares per person | 0.8631 hectares per person | 0.8631 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8321 hectares per person | 0.8321 hectares per person | 0.8321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.7985 hectares per person | 0.7985 hectares per person | 0.7985 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7619 hectares per person | 0.7619 hectares per person | 0.7619 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7214 hectares per person | 0.7214 hectares per person | 0.7214 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.6757 hectares per person | 0.6757 hectares per person | 0.6757 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.6229 hectares per person | 0.6229 hectares per person | 0.6229 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5591 hectares per person | 0.5591 hectares per person | 0.5591 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5519 hectares per person | 0.5519 hectares per person | 0.5519 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5445 hectares per person | 0.5445 hectares per person | 0.5445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5369 hectares per person | 0.5369 hectares per person | 0.5369 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.529 hectares per person | 0.529 hectares per person | 0.529 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5209 hectares per person | 0.5209 hectares per person | 0.5209 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5126 hectares per person | 0.5126 hectares per person | 0.5126 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5039 hectares per person | 0.5039 hectares per person | 0.5039 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.495 hectares per person | 0.495 hectares per person | 0.495 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4857 hectares per person | 0.4857 hectares per person | 0.4857 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4761 hectares per person | 0.4761 hectares per person | 0.4761 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.466 hectares per person | 0.466 hectares per person | 0.466 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4555 hectares per person | 0.4555 hectares per person | 0.4555 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4445 hectares per person | 0.4445 hectares per person | 0.4445 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.433 hectares per person | 0.433 hectares per person | 0.433 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4207 hectares per person | 0.4207 hectares per person | 0.4207 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4077 hectares per person | 0.4077 hectares per person | 0.4077 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3938 hectares per person | 0.3938 hectares per person | 0.3938 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3789 hectares per person | 0.3789 hectares per person | 0.3789 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.3627 hectares per person | 0.3627 hectares per person | 0.3627 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3449 hectares per person | 0.3449 hectares per person | 0.3449 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.325 hectares per person | 0.325 hectares per person | 0.325 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3024 hectares per person | 0.3024 hectares per person | 0.3024 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2757 hectares per person | 0.2757 hectares per person | 0.2757 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2426 hectares per person | 0.2426 hectares per person | 0.2426 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1623 hectares per person | 0.1161 hectares per person | 0.1965 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0841 hectares per person | 0.0725 hectares per person | 0.0964 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0654 hectares per person | 0.0609 hectares per person | 0.0707 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0505 hectares per person | 0.0423 hectares per person | 0.0595 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0399 hectares per person | 0.0394 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0414 hectares per person | 0.0395 hectares per person | 0.0452 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0487 hectares per person | 0.0462 hectares per person | 0.051 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0527 hectares per person | 0.0502 hectares per person | 0.0571 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 154 Lebanon 0.0615 hectares per person compare
- 155 Netherlands 0.0583 hectares per person compare
- 156 Bhutan 0.0578 hectares per person compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 0.0519 hectares per person compare
- 159 Bangladesh 0.0518 hectares per person compare
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0513 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for American Samoa
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8,970 (2025)
- Aquaculture production 15 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 15 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre 14.8 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
- Land area (sq. km), per capita 0.0042 sq. km per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long-term in American Samoa?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in American Samoa was 0.0571 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8631 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0394 hectares per person in 1999.
- How does American Samoa rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- American Samoa ranks 157th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.