Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0996 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0996 ha per person.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.2889 ha per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0739 ha per person, in 2017.
Samoa ranks 20th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1594 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1552 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1412 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1377 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2282 ha per person | +65.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2533 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1734 ha per person | -31.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2294 ha per person | +32.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2546 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2009 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2119 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2089 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2198 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2222 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.223 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2304 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2391 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2491 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2591 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2629 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2607 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2655 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2711 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.277 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2829 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2885 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2889 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2863 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1392 ha per person | -51.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1377 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1372 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1358 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1336 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.132 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1299 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1419 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1374 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.142 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1215 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1289 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1321 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1318 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.132 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1314 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1362 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1321 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.12 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1291 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1412 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1395 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1412 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.14 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1387 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1349 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.077 ha per person | -43.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0763 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0739 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0821 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0987 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0978 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0969 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0962 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0956 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0996 ha per person | +4.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0996 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 ha per person, 7.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0996 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0413 ha per person, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +65.7% | 0.1377 ha per person | 0.2282 ha per person |
| 1989 | -51.4% | 0.2863 ha per person | 0.1392 ha per person |
| 2015 | -43.0% | 0.1349 ha per person | 0.077 ha per person |
| 1968 | +32.3% | 0.1734 ha per person | 0.2294 ha per person |
| 1967 | -31.5% | 0.2533 ha per person | 0.1734 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1925 ha per person | 0.1377 ha per person | 0.2546 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2264 ha per person | 0.2009 ha per person | 0.2591 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2623 ha per person | 0.1392 ha per person | 0.2889 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1349 ha per person | 0.1215 ha per person | 0.142 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1315 ha per person | 0.12 ha per person | 0.1412 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1102 ha per person | 0.0739 ha per person | 0.1412 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0972 ha per person | 0.0956 ha per person | 0.0996 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Samoa?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Samoa was 0.0996 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2889 ha per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0739 ha per person in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 20th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.