Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0 hectares per US$ of GDP for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 133rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP in Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 1974 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +116.5% |
| 1990 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -39.8% |
| 1995 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +31.9% |
| 2000 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 hectares per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, 34% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 hectares per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +116.5% | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp in Samoa?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.