Agricultural area over the long-term in Samoa
Samoa: Agricultural area over the long-term was 44,802 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
44,802 hectares
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
168th
of 202 countries
All-time high
119,878 hectares
in 1952
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Samoa, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 44,802 hectares for agricultural area over the long-term in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Samoa peaked at 119,878 hectares in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
Samoa ranks 168th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 840.05 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 1,260 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1500 | 1,890 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1600 | 2,836 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1700 | 4,254 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1710 | 4,478 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1720 | 4,714 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1730 | 4,962 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1740 | 5,224 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1750 | 5,499 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1760 | 5,788 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1770 | 6,093 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1780 | 6,413 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1790 | 6,751 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1800 | 7,107 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1810 | 7,481 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1820 | 7,896 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1830 | 8,335 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1840 | 8,798 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1850 | 47,728 hectares | +442.5% |
| 1860 | 49,111 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1870 | 53,724 hectares | +9.4% |
| 1880 | 58,591 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1890 | 63,653 hectares | +8.6% |
| 1900 | 68,809 hectares | +8.1% |
| 1910 | 48,481 hectares | -29.5% |
| 1920 | 61,959 hectares | +27.8% |
| 1930 | 78,990 hectares | +27.5% |
| 1940 | 99,293 hectares | +25.7% |
| 1950 | 118,902 hectares | +19.7% |
| 1951 | 119,546 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 119,878 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 119,820 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 119,279 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 118,133 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 116,194 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 113,121 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 108,204 hectares | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 99,427 hectares | -8.1% |
| 1960 | 56,000 hectares | -43.7% |
| 1961 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 57,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 57,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 57,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 62,000 hectares | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 62,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 62,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 63,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 63,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 63,500 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 64,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 64,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 64,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 64,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 65,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 69,000 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 71,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 71,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 73,500 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 74,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 77,000 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 77,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 77,600 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 78,000 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 78,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 78,400 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 76,700 hectares | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 77,000 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 54,200 hectares | -29.6% |
| 1990 | 54,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52,000 hectares | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 52,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51,000 hectares | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 51,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 51,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 51,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 51,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50,800 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 48,000 hectares | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 48,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47,000 hectares | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 45,000 hectares | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 43,000 hectares | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 42,000 hectares | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 40,200 hectares | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 38,500 hectares | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 37,000 hectares | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 34,900 hectares | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 41,500 hectares | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 48,000 hectares | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 54,500 hectares | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 61,000 hectares | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 67,500 hectares | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 75,620 hectares | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 68,810 hectares | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 62,000 hectares | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 55,170 hectares | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 49,410 hectares | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 49,410 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49,410 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49,410 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47,106 hectares | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 45,954 hectares | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 44,802 hectares | -2.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 44,802 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.21 million hectares, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 44,802 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.15 million hectares, 2% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +442.5% | 8,798 hectares | 47,728 hectares |
| 1400 | +50.0% | 840.05 hectares | 1,260 hectares |
| 1500 | +50.0% | 1,260 hectares | 1,890 hectares |
| 1600 | +50.0% | 1,890 hectares | 2,836 hectares |
| 1700 | +50.0% | 2,836 hectares | 4,254 hectares |
| 1960 | -43.7% | 99,427 hectares | 56,000 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 840.05 hectares | 840.05 hectares | 840.05 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 1,260 hectares | 1,260 hectares | 1,260 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 1,890 hectares | 1,890 hectares | 1,890 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 2,836 hectares | 2,836 hectares | 2,836 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 4,254 hectares | 4,254 hectares | 4,254 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 4,478 hectares | 4,478 hectares | 4,478 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 4,714 hectares | 4,714 hectares | 4,714 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 4,962 hectares | 4,962 hectares | 4,962 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 5,224 hectares | 5,224 hectares | 5,224 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 5,499 hectares | 5,499 hectares | 5,499 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 5,788 hectares | 5,788 hectares | 5,788 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 6,093 hectares | 6,093 hectares | 6,093 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 6,413 hectares | 6,413 hectares | 6,413 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 6,751 hectares | 6,751 hectares | 6,751 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 7,107 hectares | 7,107 hectares | 7,107 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 7,481 hectares | 7,481 hectares | 7,481 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 7,896 hectares | 7,896 hectares | 7,896 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 8,335 hectares | 8,335 hectares | 8,335 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 8,798 hectares | 8,798 hectares | 8,798 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 47,728 hectares | 47,728 hectares | 47,728 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 49,111 hectares | 49,111 hectares | 49,111 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 53,724 hectares | 53,724 hectares | 53,724 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 58,591 hectares | 58,591 hectares | 58,591 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 63,653 hectares | 63,653 hectares | 63,653 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 68,809 hectares | 68,809 hectares | 68,809 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 48,481 hectares | 48,481 hectares | 48,481 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 61,959 hectares | 61,959 hectares | 61,959 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 78,990 hectares | 78,990 hectares | 78,990 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 99,293 hectares | 99,293 hectares | 99,293 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 115,250 hectares | 99,427 hectares | 119,878 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 59,500 hectares | 56,000 hectares | 63,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 66,900 hectares | 63,500 hectares | 73,500 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,790 hectares | 54,200 hectares | 78,400 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,780 hectares | 50,800 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,360 hectares | 34,900 hectares | 48,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,351 hectares | 41,500 hectares | 75,620 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,682 hectares | 44,802 hectares | 49,410 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 165 Suriname 61,500 hectares compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 54,000 hectares compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 44,900 hectares compare
- 169 Guadeloupe 42,371 hectares compare
- 170 French Guiana 42,246 hectares compare
- 171 Reunion 35,783 hectares compare
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term in Samoa?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Samoa was 44,802 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 119,878 hectares in 1952.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Samoa rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Samoa ranks 168th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.