Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.013 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.013 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0246 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.013 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Samoa 92nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.013 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.013 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 sq. km per person, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0223 sq. km per person | 0.0205 sq. km per person | 0.0246 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0188 sq. km per person | 0.0174 sq. km per person | 0.0202 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.017 sq. km per person | 0.0168 sq. km per person | 0.0173 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 0.0158 sq. km per person | 0.0168 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.013 sq. km per person | 0.0134 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 surface area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa was 0.013 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0246 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 92nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.