What is land area in Samoa?

Land area in Samoa was 2,780 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 2,830 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 2,780 sq. km in 2017.

How does Samoa rank for land area?

Samoa ranks 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Samoa data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Samoa

Name: Land area in Samoa
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Samoa: Land area was 2,780 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2,780 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

171st

of 216 countries

All-time high

2,830 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

2,780 sq. km

in 2017

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Samoa, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Samoa stood at 2,780 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Samoa peaked at 2,830 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,780 sq. km, in 2017.

That places Samoa 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	9
1970s	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	10
1980s	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	10
1990s	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	10
2000s	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	10
2010s	2,815 sq. km	2,780 sq. km	2,830 sq. km	10
2020s	2,780 sq. km	2,780 sq. km	2,780 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Samoa

168 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 sq. km compare
169 Cape Verde 4,030 sq. km compare
170 French Polynesia 3,471 sq. km compare
172 Luxembourg 2,574 sq. km compare
173 Mauritius 1,997 sq. km compare
174 Comoros 1,861 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

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)
Agricultural land 488.3 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 17.6% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Samoa?: Land area in Samoa was 2,780 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 2,830 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 2,780 sq. km in 2017.
How does Samoa rank for land area?: Samoa ranks 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.