Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Samoa
Samoa: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 74.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Samoa is 74.37, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Samoa peaked at 175.79 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 74.37, in 2024.
That places Samoa 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 161.41 | — |
| 1962 | 172.32 | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 172.4 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 175.79 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 151.13 | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 138.47 | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 127.84 | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 142.56 | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 153.05 | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 136.41 | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 157.42 | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 147.06 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 141.58 | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 146.77 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 141.35 | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 137.41 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 142.07 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 132.33 | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 148.74 | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 152.71 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 144.97 | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 162.23 | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 150.46 | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 144.92 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 152.29 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 153.41 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 147.73 | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 143.02 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 136.33 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 120.27 | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 97.96 | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 98.31 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 94.89 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 94.06 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 104.85 | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 110.29 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 112.27 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 115.29 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 110.76 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 113.38 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 116.59 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 117.7 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 118.65 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 118.11 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 119.88 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 118.18 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 115.4 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 116.89 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 121.84 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 122.85 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 125.38 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 124.49 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 124.11 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 122.46 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 89.2 | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 88.34 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.73 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.38 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 76.01 | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 78.81 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 76.96 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 75.14 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 75.33 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.37 | -1.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 74.37 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.27, 73% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 74.37 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.69, 76% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155 | 127.84 | 175.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 143.11 | 132.33 | 157.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 148.81 | 136.33 | 162.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.9 | 94.06 | 120.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.66 | 113.38 | 121.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.59 | 76.01 | 125.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.12 | 74.37 | 78.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1802 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2043 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Samoa?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Samoa was 74.37 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 175.79 in 1964.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.37 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Samoa ranks 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.