What is the highest surface area recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 2,840 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 2,840 sq. km in 1961.

How does Samoa rank for surface area?

Samoa ranks 173rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

Is surface area rising or falling in Samoa?

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

Surface area (sq. km) in Samoa

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in Samoa
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Samoa: Surface area (sq. km) was 2,840 sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

2,840 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

173rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

2,840 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

2,840 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Surface area in Samoa, 1961–2024

Source: 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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for surface area in Samoa is 2,840 sq. km, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Samoa peaked at 2,840 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,840 sq. km, in 1961.

Samoa ranks 173rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Samoa, 1961 to 2024.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	2,840 sq. km	—
1962	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2024	2,840 sq. km	+0.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

Samoa's 2,840 sq. km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109,386 sq. km, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Samoa's 2,840 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	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	9
1970s	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	10
1980s	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	10
1990s	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	10
2000s	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	10
2010s	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	10
2020s	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	2,840 sq. km	5

Countries ranked near Samoa

170 Bermuda 4,290 sq. km compare
171 Cape Verde 4,030 sq. km compare
172 French Polynesia 3,521 sq. km compare
174 Luxembourg 2,590 sq. km compare
175 Mauritius 2,010 sq. km compare
176 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 surface area in Samoa?: Surface area in Samoa was 2,840 sq. km in 2024, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 2,840 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 2,840 sq. km in 1961.
How does Samoa rank for surface area?: Samoa ranks 173rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is surface area rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa data come from?: The figures come from 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.