Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Samoa

Arable land per capita in Samoa in 2023 — 0.0494 ha/person. Ranked 148 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 42.9%.

2023 0.0494 ha/person −5.75% vs 2022
World rank 148of 206
Period maximum 0.1609 ha/person2015
Period minimum 0.0413 ha/person2009

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Samoa, 1961–202300.050.10.150.219611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.0866 ha/person1963: 0.0903 ha/person1965: 0.086 ha/person1967: 0.0822 ha/person1969: 0.0868 ha/person1971: 0.0912 ha/person1973: 0.0887 ha/person1975: 0.0913 ha/person1977: 0.0939 ha/person1979: 0.0952 ha/person1981: 0.0966 ha/person1983: 0.0996 ha/person1985: 0.1019 ha/person1987: 0.1056 ha/person1989: 0.1096 ha/person1991: 0.1122 ha/person1993: 0.099 ha/person1995: 0.0974 ha/person1997: 0.0957 ha/person1999: 0.0904 ha/person2001: 0.0764 ha/person2003: 0.0701 ha/person2005: 0.0588 ha/person2007: 0.053 ha/person2009: 0.0413 ha/person2011: 0.0822 ha/person2013: 0.121 ha/person2015: 0.1609 ha/person2017: 0.0928 ha/person2019: 0.0538 ha/person2021: 0.0528 ha/person2023: 0.0494 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0372 (−42.91%) Average annual rate: -0.9 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa

Samoa 0.0494 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
East Asia & Pacific 0.0901 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0494 −0.003 −5.75%
2022 0.0524 −0.0004 −0.69%
2021 0.0528 −0.0005 −0.86%
2020 0.0533 −0.0005 −1.02%
2019 0.0538 −0.0057 −9.54%
2018 0.0595 −0.0333 −35.88%
2017 0.0928 −0.0338 −26.7%
2016 0.1266 −0.0343 −21.31%
2015 0.1609 +0.0209 +14.93%
2014 0.14 +0.0189 +15.63%
2013 0.121 +0.0193 +18.93%
2012 0.1018 +0.0196 +23.86%
2011 0.0822 +0.02 +32.18%
2010 0.0622 +0.0209 +50.71%
2009 0.0413 −0.0061 −12.87%
2008 0.0473 −0.0056 −10.64%
2007 0.053 −0.0024 −4.38%
2006 0.0554 −0.0034 −5.82%
2005 0.0588 −0.0056 −8.69%
2004 0.0644 −0.0057 −8.1%
2003 0.0701 −0.0004 −0.52%
2002 0.0705 −0.006 −7.8%
2001 0.0764 −0.0006 −0.81%
2000 0.0771 −0.0134 −14.78%
1999 0.0904 −0.0046 −4.85%
1998 0.095 −0.0007 −0.76%
1997 0.0957 −0.0008 −0.83%
1996 0.0966 −0.0008 −0.85%
1995 0.0974 −0.0008 −0.81%
1994 0.0982 −0.0008 −0.8%
1993 0.099 −0.0008 −0.84%
1992 0.0998 −0.0124 −11.03%
1991 0.1122 −0.0002 −0.19%
1990 0.1124 +0.0028 +2.54%
1989 0.1096 +0.0027 +2.52%
1988 0.1069 +0.0014 +1.28%
1987 0.1056 +0.0014 +1.36%
1986 0.1042 +0.0023 +2.22%
1985 0.1019 −0 −0.03%
1984 0.1019 +0.0023 +2.36%
1983 0.0996 +0.0035 +3.61%
1982 0.0961 −0.0005 −0.48%
1981 0.0966 −0.0008 −0.82%
1980 0.0974 +0.0022 +2.32%
1979 0.0952 +0.0022 +2.38%
1978 0.093 −0.0009 −1.01%
1977 0.0939 −0.0016 −1.65%
1976 0.0955 +0.0042 +4.57%
1975 0.0913 +0.0043 +4.94%
1974 0.087 −0.0017 −1.95%
1973 0.0887 −0.0012 −1.35%
1972 0.0899 −0.0013 −1.41%
1971 0.0912 +0.0022 +2.47%
1970 0.089 +0.0022 +2.56%
1969 0.0868 −0.0014 −1.6%
1968 0.0882 +0.006 +7.28%
1967 0.0822 −0.0017 −2.01%
1966 0.0839 −0.002 −2.36%
1965 0.086 −0.0021 −2.41%
1964 0.0881 −0.0023 −2.51%
1963 0.0903 −0.0024 −2.6%
1962 0.0928 +0.0062 +7.12%
1961 0.0866

Polynesia, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.