Arable land pin in Samoa
Samoa: Arable land pin was 1.41 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.41
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
13th
of 163 countries
All-time high
4.06
in 2015
All-time low
0.705
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land pin in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land pin in Samoa stood at 1.41.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land pin in Samoa peaked at 4.06 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.705, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 13th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land pin in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9882 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9489 | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 1.1 | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 1.16 | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 1.24 | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 1.19 | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 1.25 | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 1.09 | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 1.15 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.19 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.11 | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 1.22 | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 1.32 | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 1.26 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 1.36 | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 1.23 | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 1.24 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.29 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.14 | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 1.3 | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 1.4 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 1.34 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.36 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.46 | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 1.54 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1.71 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 2.07 | +20.9% |
| 1991 | 2.68 | +29.4% |
| 1992 | 2.34 | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 2.38 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.45 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.03 | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 1.92 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.86 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.78 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.79 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.48 | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 1.44 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.29 | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 1.28 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.18 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9824 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8573 | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.705 | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +51.3% |
| 2011 | 1.38 | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 1.72 | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 2.03 | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 2.38 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 4.06 | +70.9% |
| 2016 | 3.31 | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 2.35 | -29.0% |
| 2018 | 1.55 | -34.1% |
| 2019 | 1.52 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.45 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.49 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.51 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.41 | -6.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.41 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.41 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 3.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land pin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +70.9% | 2.38 | 4.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 | 0.9489 | 1.24 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 | 1.09 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 | 1.14 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 | 1.78 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 | 0.705 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 | 1.07 | 4.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 | 1.41 | 1.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 10 Trinidad and Tobago 1.74 compare
- 11 French Polynesia 1.6 compare
- 12 Norway 1.59 compare
- 14 Switzerland 1.34 compare
- 15 Faroe Islands 1.24 compare
- 16 New Caledonia 1.18 compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land pin in Samoa?
- Arable land pin in Samoa was 1.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.705 in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for arable land pin?
- Samoa ranks 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land pin rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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