Share of arable land which is organic in Samoa

Samoa: Share of arable land which is organic was 84.59 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
84.59 percent
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
1st
of 172 countries
All-time high
95.47 percent
in 2022
All-time low
17.91 percent
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Share of arable land which is organic in Samoa, 2006–2023

204060801002006201420232006: 17.9 percent2007: 18.7 percent2008: 19.5 percent2009: 27.8 percent2010: 23.4 percent2011: 69.8 percent2012: 61.5 percent2013: 54.9 percent2014: 49.6 percent2015: 36.6 percent2016: 40.3 percent2017: 44.7 percent2018: 50.2 percent2019: 83.2 percent2020: 83 percent2021: 83 percent2022: 95.5 percent2023: 84.6 percent

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Liechtenstein 31.18 percent compare
  2. 3 Austria 27 percent compare
  3. 4 Uruguay 25.09 percent compare

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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

Indicator
Share of arable land which is organic
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,954 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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).