Cropland extent over the long-term in American Samoa
American Samoa: Cropland extent over the long-term was 2,984 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,984 hectares
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
184th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,721 hectares
in 1950
All-time low
90.89 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in American Samoa, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term in American Samoa stood at 2,984 hectares.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in American Samoa peaked at 3,721 hectares in 1950 and was at its lowest, 90.89 hectares, in 1000.
American Samoa ranks 184th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 90.89 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 131.44 hectares | +44.6% |
| 1200 | 189.21 hectares | +44.0% |
| 1300 | 270.8 hectares | +43.1% |
| 1400 | 384.6 hectares | +42.0% |
| 1500 | 540.38 hectares | +40.5% |
| 1600 | 747.18 hectares | +38.3% |
| 1700 | 1,006 hectares | +34.6% |
| 1710 | 1,045 hectares | +3.9% |
| 1720 | 1,086 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1730 | 1,127 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1740 | 1,169 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1750 | 1,211 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1760 | 1,255 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1770 | 1,298 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1780 | 1,343 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1790 | 1,387 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1800 | 1,431 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1810 | 1,474 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1820 | 1,521 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1830 | 1,567 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1840 | 1,611 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1850 | 1,652 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1860 | 1,690 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1870 | 1,837 hectares | +8.7% |
| 1880 | 1,988 hectares | +8.2% |
| 1890 | 2,141 hectares | +7.7% |
| 1900 | 2,290 hectares | +7.0% |
| 1910 | 2,428 hectares | +6.0% |
| 1920 | 2,711 hectares | +11.6% |
| 1930 | 2,966 hectares | +9.4% |
| 1940 | 3,131 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1950 | 3,721 hectares | +18.9% |
| 1951 | 3,676 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 3,599 hectares | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 3,490 hectares | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 3,353 hectares | -3.9% |
| 1955 | 3,189 hectares | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 3,004 hectares | -5.8% |
| 1957 | 2,796 hectares | -6.9% |
| 1958 | 2,563 hectares | -8.3% |
| 1959 | 2,291 hectares | -10.6% |
| 1960 | 1,930 hectares | -15.8% |
| 1961 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,964 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1,998 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 2,032 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2,066 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2,100 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,134 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2,168 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,202 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,236 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2,270 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,300 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,330 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2,360 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2,390 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2,420 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2,450 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,480 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,510 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2,540 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,570 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,600 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2,630 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2,660 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,690 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,720 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,750 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,780 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,810 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,840 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,870 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,900 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,936 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2,960 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 2,984 hectares | +0.8% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 2,984 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 666,510 hectares, 0% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 2,984 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million hectares, 0% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term in American 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +44.6% | 90.89 hectares | 131.44 hectares |
| 1200 | +44.0% | 131.44 hectares | 189.21 hectares |
| 1300 | +43.1% | 189.21 hectares | 270.8 hectares |
| 1400 | +42.0% | 270.8 hectares | 384.6 hectares |
| 1500 | +40.5% | 384.6 hectares | 540.38 hectares |
| 1600 | +38.3% | 540.38 hectares | 747.18 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 90.89 hectares | 90.89 hectares | 90.89 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 131.44 hectares | 131.44 hectares | 131.44 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 189.21 hectares | 189.21 hectares | 189.21 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 270.8 hectares | 270.8 hectares | 270.8 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 384.6 hectares | 384.6 hectares | 384.6 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 540.38 hectares | 540.38 hectares | 540.38 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 747.18 hectares | 747.18 hectares | 747.18 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 1,006 hectares | 1,006 hectares | 1,006 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 1,045 hectares | 1,045 hectares | 1,045 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 1,086 hectares | 1,086 hectares | 1,086 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 1,127 hectares | 1,127 hectares | 1,127 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 1,169 hectares | 1,169 hectares | 1,169 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 1,211 hectares | 1,211 hectares | 1,211 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 1,255 hectares | 1,255 hectares | 1,255 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 1,298 hectares | 1,298 hectares | 1,298 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 1,343 hectares | 1,343 hectares | 1,343 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 1,387 hectares | 1,387 hectares | 1,387 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 1,431 hectares | 1,431 hectares | 1,431 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 1,474 hectares | 1,474 hectares | 1,474 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 1,521 hectares | 1,521 hectares | 1,521 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 1,567 hectares | 1,567 hectares | 1,567 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 1,611 hectares | 1,611 hectares | 1,611 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,652 hectares | 1,652 hectares | 1,652 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 1,690 hectares | 1,690 hectares | 1,690 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,837 hectares | 1,837 hectares | 1,837 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 1,988 hectares | 1,988 hectares | 1,988 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,141 hectares | 2,141 hectares | 2,141 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 2,290 hectares | 2,290 hectares | 2,290 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,428 hectares | 2,428 hectares | 2,428 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,711 hectares | 2,711 hectares | 2,711 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,966 hectares | 2,966 hectares | 2,966 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 3,131 hectares | 3,131 hectares | 3,131 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 3,168 hectares | 2,291 hectares | 3,721 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,930 hectares | 1,930 hectares | 1,930 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,930 hectares | 1,930 hectares | 1,930 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,930 hectares | 1,930 hectares | 1,930 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,083 hectares | 1,930 hectares | 2,236 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,405 hectares | 2,270 hectares | 2,540 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,705 hectares | 2,570 hectares | 2,840 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,925 hectares | 2,870 hectares | 2,984 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 5,000 hectares compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,000 hectares compare
- 183 Bahrain 4,100 hectares compare
- 185 Montserrat 2,000 hectares compare
- 185 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2,000 hectares compare
- 187 Liechtenstein 1,722 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for American Samoa
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8,970 (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 15 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 15 metric tons (2024)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 44.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 11.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in American Samoa?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in American Samoa was 2,984 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,721 hectares in 1950.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.89 hectares in 1000.
- How does American Samoa rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- American Samoa ranks 184th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.