Share of arable land which is organic in Samoa
Samoa: Share of arable land which is organic was 84.59 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of arable land which is organic in Samoa, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of arable land which is organic in Samoa stood at 84.59 percent.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Samoa peaked at 95.47 percent in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.91 percent, in 2006.
Samoa ranks 1st of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in Samoa, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.91 percent | — |
| 2007 | 18.7 percent | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 19.46 percent | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 27.82 percent | +43.0% |
| 2010 | 23.4 percent | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 69.79 percent | +198.2% |
| 2012 | 61.47 percent | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 54.92 percent | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 49.63 percent | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 36.63 percent | -26.2% |
| 2016 | 40.26 percent | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 44.68 percent | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 50.21 percent | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 83.15 percent | +65.6% |
| 2020 | 82.96 percent | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.47 percent | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 84.59 percent | -11.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 84.59 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 percent, 302.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 84.59 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.18 percent, 71.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +198.2% | 23.4 percent | 69.79 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.97 percent | 17.91 percent | 27.82 percent | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.41 percent | 23.4 percent | 83.15 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5 percent | 82.96 percent | 95.47 percent | 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 share of arable land which is organic in Samoa?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Samoa was 84.59 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 95.47 percent in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.91 percent in 2006.
- How does Samoa rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Samoa ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).