Global meat production, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.1 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
135th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.88 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.6042 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production, per square kilometre in Samoa stood at 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6042 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Samoa 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6042 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6431 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7413 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.771 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7827 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7615 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7569 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7961 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8219 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7728 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7837 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7297 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7731 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7332 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7293 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7498 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.783 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8007 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8081 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9332 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7421 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6042 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8219 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7664 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7293 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8081 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9332 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 132 Benin 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 133 Montenegro 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 134 Kenya 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Cambodia 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bolivia 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 138 Laos 1 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Samoa was 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6042 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production 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.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- 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
Global meat production 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.