FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.1958 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.1958 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.4766 hectares per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1561 hectares per person, in 2009.
That places Samoa 78th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4762 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4722 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4599 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4484 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4766 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4654 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.456 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4558 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4485 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4452 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4421 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4359 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.43 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4216 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4174 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4328 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4382 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4338 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4451 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4442 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4587 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4565 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4595 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4616 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4615 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4633 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4515 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4515 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3093 hectares per person | -31.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3076 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.307 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2935 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2911 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.283 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2807 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2783 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.276 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2739 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2679 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2477 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2457 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2385 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2265 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2148 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2032 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1929 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1828 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1683 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1561 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1839 hectares per person | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2106 hectares per person | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2366 hectares per person | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2623 hectares per person | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2874 hectares per person | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3149 hectares per person | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2858 hectares per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2568 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2281 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.205 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2029 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2011 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1998 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1958 hectares per person | -2.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1958 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1817 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1958 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1217 hectares per person, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO projections of arable land, per capita 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 | -31.5% | 0.4515 hectares per person | 0.3093 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4621 hectares per person | 0.4484 hectares per person | 0.4766 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4342 hectares per person | 0.4174 hectares per person | 0.4452 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4418 hectares per person | 0.3093 hectares per person | 0.4633 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2859 hectares per person | 0.2679 hectares per person | 0.3076 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2076 hectares per person | 0.1561 hectares per person | 0.2477 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2471 hectares per person | 0.1839 hectares per person | 0.3149 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1999 hectares per person | 0.1958 hectares per person | 0.2029 hectares per person | 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Samoa?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Samoa was 0.1958 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4766 hectares per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1561 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 78th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.