What is land area in Samoa?

Land area in Samoa was 2,780 sq. km in 2024, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 2,830 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 2,780 sq. km in 2017.

How does Samoa rank for land area?

Samoa ranks 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

Is land area rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Samoa data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area (sq. km) in Samoa

Name: Land area (sq. km) in Samoa
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Samoa: Land area (sq. km) was 2,780 sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

2,780 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

171st

of 216 countries

All-time high

2,830 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

2,780 sq. km

in 2017

Years of data

1961–2024

Land area in Samoa, 1961–2024

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2024, land area in Samoa stood at 2,780 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Samoa peaked at 2,830 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,780 sq. km, in 2017.

That places Samoa 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Land area (sq. km) in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Samoa, 1961 to 2024.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	2,830 sq. km	—
1962	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	2,830 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	2,780 sq. km	-1.8%
2018	2,780 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	2,780 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	2,780 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	2,780 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	2,780 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	2,780 sq. km	+0.0%
2024	2,780 sq. km	+0.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

Samoa's 2,780 sq. km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96,297 sq. km, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Samoa's 2,780 sq. km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,333 sq. km, 15% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	9
1970s	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	10
1980s	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	10
1990s	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	10
2000s	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	10
2010s	2,815 sq. km	2,780 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	10
2020s	2,780 sq. km	2,780 sq. km	2,780 sq. km	5

Countries ranked near Samoa

168 Trinidad and Tobago 5,128 sq. km compare
169 Cape Verde 4,030 sq. km compare
170 French Polynesia 3,521 sq. km compare
172 Luxembourg 2,574 sq. km compare
173 Mauritius 2,000 sq. km compare
174 Comoros 1,870 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Samoa?: Land area in Samoa was 2,780 sq. km in 2024, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 2,830 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 2,780 sq. km in 2017.
How does Samoa rank for land area?: Samoa ranks 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,585 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.