Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0281 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa stood at 0.0281 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0353 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0281 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 71st of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0281 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0587 ha per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0281 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0859 ha per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 68 New Zealand 0.0294 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Somalia 0.0294 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Colombia 0.0285 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Sierra Leone 0.0277 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Albania 0.0265 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Chile 0.0249 ha per square kilometre compare
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0281 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0353 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0281 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 71st out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.