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Land area — Samoa

Land area in Samoa in 2023 — 2,780 km². Ranked 171 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.8%.

2023 2,780 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 171of 215
Period maximum 2,830 km²1961
Period minimum 2,780 km²2017

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Samoa, 1961–20232,7802,8002,8202,84019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,830 km²1963: 2,830 km²1965: 2,830 km²1967: 2,830 km²1969: 2,830 km²1971: 2,830 km²1973: 2,830 km²1975: 2,830 km²1977: 2,830 km²1979: 2,830 km²1981: 2,830 km²1983: 2,830 km²1985: 2,830 km²1987: 2,830 km²1989: 2,830 km²1991: 2,830 km²1993: 2,830 km²1995: 2,830 km²1997: 2,830 km²1999: 2,830 km²2001: 2,830 km²2003: 2,830 km²2005: 2,830 km²2007: 2,830 km²2009: 2,830 km²2011: 2,830 km²2013: 2,830 km²2015: 2,830 km²2017: 2,780 km²2019: 2,780 km²2021: 2,780 km²2023: 2,780 km²
Change over the period: −50 (−1.77%) Average annual rate: -0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Samoa 2,780 km²
World 130M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.45M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2,780 +0 +0%
2022 2,780 +0 +0%
2021 2,780 +0 +0%
2020 2,780 +0 +0%
2019 2,780 +0 +0%
2018 2,780 +0 +0%
2017 2,780 −50 −1.77%
2016 2,830 +0 +0%
2015 2,830 +0 +0%
2014 2,830 +0 +0%
2013 2,830 +0 +0%
2012 2,830 +0 +0%
2011 2,830 +0 +0%
2010 2,830 +0 +0%
2009 2,830 +0 +0%
2008 2,830 +0 +0%
2007 2,830 +0 +0%
2006 2,830 +0 +0%
2005 2,830 +0 +0%
2004 2,830 +0 +0%
2003 2,830 +0 +0%
2002 2,830 +0 +0%
2001 2,830 +0 +0%
2000 2,830 +0 +0%
1999 2,830 +0 +0%
1998 2,830 +0 +0%
1997 2,830 +0 +0%
1996 2,830 +0 +0%
1995 2,830 +0 +0%
1994 2,830 +0 +0%
1993 2,830 +0 +0%
1992 2,830 +0 +0%
1991 2,830 +0 +0%
1990 2,830 +0 +0%
1989 2,830 +0 +0%
1988 2,830 +0 +0%
1987 2,830 +0 +0%
1986 2,830 +0 +0%
1985 2,830 +0 +0%
1984 2,830 +0 +0%
1983 2,830 +0 +0%
1982 2,830 +0 +0%
1981 2,830 +0 +0%
1980 2,830 +0 +0%
1979 2,830 +0 +0%
1978 2,830 +0 +0%
1977 2,830 +0 +0%
1976 2,830 +0 +0%
1975 2,830 +0 +0%
1974 2,830 +0 +0%
1973 2,830 +0 +0%
1972 2,830 +0 +0%
1971 2,830 +0 +0%
1970 2,830 +0 +0%
1969 2,830 +0 +0%
1968 2,830 +0 +0%
1967 2,830 +0 +0%
1966 2,830 +0 +0%
1965 2,830 +0 +0%
1964 2,830 +0 +0%
1963 2,830 +0 +0%
1962 2,830 +0 +0%
1961 2,830 — —

Polynesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PF French Polynesia 3,471 WS Samoa 2,780 TO Tonga 720 AS American Samoa 200 TV Tuvalu 30
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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