Taro — Gross Production Index Number in Samoa
Samoa: Taro — Gross Production Index Number was 70.95 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taro — Gross Production Index Number in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, taro — gross production index number in Samoa stood at 70.95.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — gross production index number in Samoa peaked at 145.03 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11.36, in 1994.
Samoa ranks 42nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Taro — Gross Production Index Number in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.95 | — |
| 1962 | 79.52 | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 81.79 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 83.31 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 87.09 | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 87.09 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 87.09 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 94.67 | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 94.67 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 94.67 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 102.24 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 102.24 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 102.24 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 102.24 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 112.47 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 121.17 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 121.17 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 124.96 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 128.75 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 132.53 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 134.05 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 139.73 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 140.11 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 143.9 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 144.27 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 144.65 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 145.03 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 143.9 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 143.9 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 94.67 | -34.2% |
| 1991 | 58.68 | -38.0% |
| 1992 | 37.87 | -35.5% |
| 1993 | 31.29 | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 11.36 | -63.7% |
| 1995 | 31.33 | +175.8% |
| 1996 | 18.93 | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 45.44 | +140.0% |
| 1998 | 45.46 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56.8 | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 56.8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 56.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.37 | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 65.29 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 63.45 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 61.07 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 66.27 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 76.4 | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 70.56 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 76.67 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 78.65 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 84.47 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 87.22 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 90.65 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 96.52 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 107.76 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 95.72 | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 87.79 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 80.97 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 58.77 | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 75.84 | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 71.86 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 68.82 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 72.18 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 70.95 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.24 | 71.95 | 94.67 | 9 |
| 1970s | 111.22 | 94.67 | 128.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 141.21 | 132.53 | 145.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.18 | 11.36 | 94.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.77 | 56.8 | 76.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.85 | 58.77 | 107.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.93 | 68.82 | 75.84 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.09 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.09 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taro — gross production index number in Samoa?
- Taro — gross production index number in Samoa was 70.95 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — gross production index number recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 145.03 in 1987.
- What is the lowest taro — gross production index number recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.36 in 1994.
- How does Samoa rank for taro — gross production index number?
- Samoa ranks 42nd out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taro — gross production index number rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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, published as part of Taro — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.