Arable land in Samoa
Samoa: Arable land was 0.0494 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Samoa, 1961–2023
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 hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Samoa is 0.0494 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Samoa peaked at 0.1609 hectares per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0413 hectares per person, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 148th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0872 hectares per person | 0.0822 hectares per person | 0.0928 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0915 hectares per person | 0.087 hectares per person | 0.0955 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.102 hectares per person | 0.0961 hectares per person | 0.1096 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0997 hectares per person | 0.0904 hectares per person | 0.1124 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0614 hectares per person | 0.0413 hectares per person | 0.0771 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1001 hectares per person | 0.0538 hectares per person | 0.1609 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.052 hectares per person | 0.0494 hectares per person | 0.0533 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 145 San Marino 0.0586 hectares per person compare
- 146 Ecuador 0.0572 hectares per person compare
- 147 Netherlands 0.0564 hectares per person compare
- 149 Colombia 0.0487 hectares per person compare
- 150 Philippines 0.0487 hectares per person compare
- 151 Bangladesh 0.046 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Rural population 82.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 180,913 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 117.07 million current US$ (2025)
- Fertilizer consumption 1.03 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
- Land area 2,780 sq. km (2023)
- Agricultural land 488.3 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Samoa?
- Arable land in Samoa was 0.0494 hectares per person in 2023, 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 arable land recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1609 hectares per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0413 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for arable land?
- Samoa ranks 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.