Cropland extent over the long-term in Samoa
Samoa: Cropland extent over the long-term was 39,520 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
39,520 hectares
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
162nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
77,400 hectares
in 1986
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Samoa, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term in Samoa is 39,520 hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Samoa peaked at 77,400 hectares in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
That places Samoa 162nd 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 extent over the long-term in Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 840.05 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 1,260 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1500 | 1,890 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1600 | 2,836 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1700 | 4,254 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1710 | 4,478 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1720 | 4,714 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1730 | 4,962 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1740 | 5,224 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1750 | 5,499 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1760 | 5,788 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1770 | 6,093 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1780 | 6,413 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1790 | 6,751 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1800 | 7,107 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1810 | 7,481 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1820 | 7,896 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1830 | 8,335 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1840 | 8,798 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1850 | 9,287 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1860 | 9,803 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1870 | 11,029 hectares | +12.5% |
| 1880 | 12,407 hectares | +12.5% |
| 1890 | 13,958 hectares | +12.5% |
| 1900 | 15,703 hectares | +12.5% |
| 1910 | 11,592 hectares | -26.2% |
| 1920 | 15,669 hectares | +35.2% |
| 1930 | 21,441 hectares | +36.8% |
| 1940 | 29,686 hectares | +38.5% |
| 1950 | 41,560 hectares | +40.0% |
| 1951 | 42,744 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 43,950 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 45,175 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 46,419 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 47,691 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 49,002 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 50,370 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 51,814 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 53,347 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 55,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 56,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 61,000 hectares | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 61,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 61,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 62,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 62,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 62,500 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 63,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 63,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 63,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 63,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 64,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 68,000 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 70,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 70,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 72,500 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 73,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 76,000 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 76,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 76,600 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 77,000 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 77,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 77,400 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 75,700 hectares | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 76,000 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 52,200 hectares | -31.3% |
| 1990 | 52,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 52,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50,000 hectares | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 50,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49,000 hectares | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 49,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 49,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 49,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 48,300 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 45,000 hectares | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 45,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44,000 hectares | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 42,000 hectares | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 40,000 hectares | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 38,000 hectares | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 36,200 hectares | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 34,500 hectares | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 32,000 hectares | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 29,900 hectares | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 35,500 hectares | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 41,000 hectares | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 46,500 hectares | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 52,000 hectares | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 57,500 hectares | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 63,540 hectares | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 58,150 hectares | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 52,760 hectares | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 47,350 hectares | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 43,000 hectares | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 43,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41,260 hectares | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 40,390 hectares | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 39,520 hectares | -2.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 39,520 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million hectares, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 39,520 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million hectares, 3% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 | +50.0% | 840.05 hectares | 1,260 hectares |
| 1500 | +50.0% | 1,260 hectares | 1,890 hectares |
| 1600 | +50.0% | 1,890 hectares | 2,836 hectares |
| 1700 | +50.0% | 2,836 hectares | 4,254 hectares |
| 1950 | +40.0% | 29,686 hectares | 41,560 hectares |
| 1940 | +38.5% | 21,441 hectares | 29,686 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 840.05 hectares | 840.05 hectares | 840.05 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 1,260 hectares | 1,260 hectares | 1,260 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 1,890 hectares | 1,890 hectares | 1,890 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 2,836 hectares | 2,836 hectares | 2,836 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 4,254 hectares | 4,254 hectares | 4,254 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 4,478 hectares | 4,478 hectares | 4,478 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 4,714 hectares | 4,714 hectares | 4,714 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 4,962 hectares | 4,962 hectares | 4,962 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 5,224 hectares | 5,224 hectares | 5,224 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 5,499 hectares | 5,499 hectares | 5,499 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 5,788 hectares | 5,788 hectares | 5,788 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 6,093 hectares | 6,093 hectares | 6,093 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 6,413 hectares | 6,413 hectares | 6,413 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 6,751 hectares | 6,751 hectares | 6,751 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 7,107 hectares | 7,107 hectares | 7,107 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 7,481 hectares | 7,481 hectares | 7,481 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 7,896 hectares | 7,896 hectares | 7,896 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 8,335 hectares | 8,335 hectares | 8,335 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 8,798 hectares | 8,798 hectares | 8,798 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 9,287 hectares | 9,287 hectares | 9,287 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 9,803 hectares | 9,803 hectares | 9,803 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 11,029 hectares | 11,029 hectares | 11,029 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 12,407 hectares | 12,407 hectares | 12,407 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 13,958 hectares | 13,958 hectares | 13,958 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 15,703 hectares | 15,703 hectares | 15,703 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 11,592 hectares | 11,592 hectares | 11,592 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 15,669 hectares | 15,669 hectares | 15,669 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 21,441 hectares | 21,441 hectares | 21,441 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 29,686 hectares | 29,686 hectares | 29,686 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 47,207 hectares | 41,560 hectares | 53,347 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 58,500 hectares | 55,000 hectares | 62,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 65,900 hectares | 62,500 hectares | 72,500 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,690 hectares | 52,200 hectares | 77,400 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,730 hectares | 48,300 hectares | 52,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,660 hectares | 29,900 hectares | 45,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,730 hectares | 35,500 hectares | 63,540 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,695 hectares | 39,520 hectares | 43,000 hectares | 6 |
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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 cropland extent over the long-term in Samoa?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Samoa was 39,520 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 77,400 hectares in 1986.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Samoa rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Samoa ranks 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.