Agricultural land use per person in Samoa
Samoa: Agricultural land use per person was 0.2175 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2175 hectares per person
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
131st
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.6 hectares per person
in 1850
All-time low
0 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Samoa, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.2175 hectares per person for agricultural land use per person in 2025.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Samoa peaked at 2.6 hectares per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 1000.
Samoa ranks 131st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1300 | 0.5059 hectares per person | — |
| 1400 | 0.5059 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 0.506 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1600 | 0.506 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1700 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1710 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.5062 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.5062 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.5062 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.5062 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 2.6 hectares per person | +413.9% |
| 1860 | 2.54 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1870 | 2.47 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1880 | 2.39 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1890 | 2.31 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1900 | 2.22 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1910 | 2.12 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1920 | 2 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1930 | 1.86 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1940 | 1.69 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 1950 | 1.45 hectares per person | -14.5% |
| 1951 | 1.42 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 1.38 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1953 | 1.34 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 1.3 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 1.25 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 1.2 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1957 | 1.14 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1958 | 1.06 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1959 | 0.9435 hectares per person | -10.8% |
| 1960 | 0.5154 hectares per person | -45.4% |
| 1961 | 0.4995 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4923 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4767 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4621 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4879 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4744 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.462 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4582 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4483 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4435 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.44 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4344 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4299 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.426 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4294 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4528 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4633 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.461 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4749 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4757 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4922 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4892 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4899 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4897 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4874 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4882 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4764 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.477 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3346 hectares per person | -29.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3316 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3291 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3141 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.311 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3022 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2997 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2978 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2962 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2948 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2924 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2749 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2734 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2662 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2533 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2405 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2334 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.222 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2112 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2016 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1888 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2229 hectares per person | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2558 hectares per person | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2881 hectares per person | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3198 hectares per person | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.351 hectares per person | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3903 hectares per person | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3526 hectares per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3156 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2791 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2484 hectares per person | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2454 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.244 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2313 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2243 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2175 hectares per person | -3.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2175 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 52% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2175 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 | +413.9% | 0.5062 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person |
| 1960 | -45.4% | 0.9435 hectares per person | 0.5154 hectares per person |
| 1989 | -29.9% | 0.477 hectares per person | 0.3346 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.5059 hectares per person | 0.5059 hectares per person | 0.5059 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.5059 hectares per person | 0.5059 hectares per person | 0.5059 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.506 hectares per person | 0.506 hectares per person | 0.506 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.506 hectares per person | 0.506 hectares per person | 0.506 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.5062 hectares per person | 0.5062 hectares per person | 0.5062 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5062 hectares per person | 0.5062 hectares per person | 0.5062 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5062 hectares per person | 0.5062 hectares per person | 0.5062 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.5062 hectares per person | 0.5062 hectares per person | 0.5062 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.6 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.54 hectares per person | 2.54 hectares per person | 2.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.47 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.39 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.31 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.22 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.12 hectares per person | 2.12 hectares per person | 2.12 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 2 hectares per person | 2 hectares per person | 2 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.69 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.25 hectares per person | 0.9435 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4777 hectares per person | 0.4483 hectares per person | 0.5154 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4455 hectares per person | 0.426 hectares per person | 0.4749 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.47 hectares per person | 0.3346 hectares per person | 0.4922 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3069 hectares per person | 0.2924 hectares per person | 0.3316 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2365 hectares per person | 0.1888 hectares per person | 0.2749 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3024 hectares per person | 0.2229 hectares per person | 0.3903 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2349 hectares per person | 0.2175 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 6 |
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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)
- 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 land use per person in Samoa?
- Agricultural land use per person in Samoa was 0.2175 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 hectares per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Samoa rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Samoa ranks 131st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. 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 land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.