Sugar cane yields in Samoa
Samoa: Sugar cane yields was 11.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane yields in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Samoa stood at 11.89 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Samoa peaked at 15 tonnes per hectare in 1972 and was at its lowest, 10 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 105th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 13 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.8 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.4 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 12 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.95 tonnes per hectare | 11.89 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.89 tonnes per hectare | 11.88 tonnes per hectare | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 117.07 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Rural population 180,913 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 82.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 13 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Samoa?
- Sugar cane yields in Samoa was 11.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for sugar cane yields?
- Samoa ranks 105th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.