Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0175 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Samoa is 0.0175 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0442 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 ha per person, in 1996.
That places Samoa 28th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0256 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0279 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0277 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0275 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0277 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0271 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0267 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0288 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0292 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0296 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0307 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0304 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0301 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0298 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0318 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0337 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0331 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0335 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0338 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0341 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0342 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0347 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0353 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.036 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0367 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0373 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0379 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0384 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0397 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0397 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.028 ha per person | -29.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0187 ha per person | -33.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0183 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0161 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0219 ha per person | +36.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0145 ha per person | -33.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0262 ha per person | +80.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0247 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0289 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0218 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0218 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0243 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0252 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0245 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0239 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0242 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0249 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0248 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0275 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0296 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0318 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0334 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0354 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0442 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0338 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0298 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0263 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0155 ha per person | -40.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 ha per person | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0183 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0174 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0182 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0175 ha per person | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0276 ha per person | 0.0256 ha per person | 0.0292 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0316 ha per person | 0.0296 ha per person | 0.0338 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0364 ha per person | 0.0341 ha per person | 0.0397 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0237 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.0397 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0241 ha per person | 0.0218 ha per person | 0.0254 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0307 ha per person | 0.0155 ha per person | 0.0442 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Samoa?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Samoa was 0.0175 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0442 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Samoa rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 28th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.