Samoa - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Samoa was 32,500 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32,500 in 2018 and a minimum value of 7,900 in 2009.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 |
| 1962 | 11,000 |
| 1963 | 11,000 |
| 1964 | 11,000 |
| 1965 | 11,000 |
| 1966 | 11,000 |
| 1967 | 11,000 |
| 1968 | 12,000 |
| 1969 | 12,000 |
| 1970 | 12,500 |
| 1971 | 13,000 |
| 1972 | 13,000 |
| 1973 | 13,000 |
| 1974 | 13,000 |
| 1975 | 14,000 |
| 1976 | 15,000 |
| 1977 | 15,000 |
| 1978 | 15,000 |
| 1979 | 15,500 |
| 1980 | 16,000 |
| 1981 | 16,000 |
| 1982 | 16,000 |
| 1983 | 16,600 |
| 1984 | 17,000 |
| 1985 | 17,000 |
| 1986 | 17,400 |
| 1987 | 17,700 |
| 1988 | 18,000 |
| 1989 | 18,500 |
| 1990 | 19,000 |
| 1991 | 19,000 |
| 1992 | 17,000 |
| 1993 | 17,000 |
| 1994 | 17,000 |
| 1995 | 17,000 |
| 1996 | 17,000 |
| 1997 | 17,000 |
| 1998 | 17,000 |
| 1999 | 16,300 |
| 2000 | 14,000 |
| 2001 | 14,000 |
| 2002 | 13,000 |
| 2003 | 13,000 |
| 2004 | 12,000 |
| 2005 | 11,000 |
| 2006 | 10,400 |
| 2007 | 10,000 |
| 2008 | 9,000 |
| 2009 | 7,900 |
| 2010 | 12,000 |
| 2011 | 16,000 |
| 2012 | 20,000 |
| 2013 | 24,000 |
| 2014 | 28,000 |
| 2015 | 32,460 |
| 2016 | 32,500 |
| 2017 | 32,500 |
| 2018 | 32,500 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Samoa was 0.166 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.168 in 2015 and a minimum value of 0.043 in 2009.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.089 |
| 1962 | 0.095 |
| 1963 | 0.092 |
| 1964 | 0.089 |
| 1965 | 0.087 |
| 1966 | 0.084 |
| 1967 | 0.082 |
| 1968 | 0.087 |
| 1969 | 0.085 |
| 1970 | 0.087 |
| 1971 | 0.089 |
| 1972 | 0.088 |
| 1973 | 0.087 |
| 1974 | 0.087 |
| 1975 | 0.092 |
| 1976 | 0.098 |
| 1977 | 0.098 |
| 1978 | 0.097 |
| 1979 | 0.100 |
| 1980 | 0.103 |
| 1981 | 0.102 |
| 1982 | 0.102 |
| 1983 | 0.105 |
| 1984 | 0.107 |
| 1985 | 0.106 |
| 1986 | 0.108 |
| 1987 | 0.110 |
| 1988 | 0.112 |
| 1989 | 0.114 |
| 1990 | 0.117 |
| 1991 | 0.116 |
| 1992 | 0.103 |
| 1993 | 0.102 |
| 1994 | 0.101 |
| 1995 | 0.100 |
| 1996 | 0.099 |
| 1997 | 0.099 |
| 1998 | 0.098 |
| 1999 | 0.094 |
| 2000 | 0.080 |
| 2001 | 0.080 |
| 2002 | 0.074 |
| 2003 | 0.073 |
| 2004 | 0.067 |
| 2005 | 0.061 |
| 2006 | 0.057 |
| 2007 | 0.055 |
| 2008 | 0.049 |
| 2009 | 0.043 |
| 2010 | 0.065 |
| 2011 | 0.085 |
| 2012 | 0.106 |
| 2013 | 0.126 |
| 2014 | 0.146 |
| 2015 | 0.168 |
| 2016 | 0.167 |
| 2017 | 0.166 |
| 2018 | 0.166 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Samoa was 11.48 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 11.48 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2.79 in 2009.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.53 |
| 1962 | 3.89 |
| 1963 | 3.89 |
| 1964 | 3.89 |
| 1965 | 3.89 |
| 1966 | 3.89 |
| 1967 | 3.89 |
| 1968 | 4.24 |
| 1969 | 4.24 |
| 1970 | 4.42 |
| 1971 | 4.59 |
| 1972 | 4.59 |
| 1973 | 4.59 |
| 1974 | 4.59 |
| 1975 | 4.95 |
| 1976 | 5.30 |
| 1977 | 5.30 |
| 1978 | 5.30 |
| 1979 | 5.48 |
| 1980 | 5.65 |
| 1981 | 5.65 |
| 1982 | 5.65 |
| 1983 | 5.87 |
| 1984 | 6.01 |
| 1985 | 6.01 |
| 1986 | 6.15 |
| 1987 | 6.25 |
| 1988 | 6.36 |
| 1989 | 6.54 |
| 1990 | 6.71 |
| 1991 | 6.71 |
| 1992 | 6.01 |
| 1993 | 6.01 |
| 1994 | 6.01 |
| 1995 | 6.01 |
| 1996 | 6.01 |
| 1997 | 6.01 |
| 1998 | 6.01 |
| 1999 | 5.76 |
| 2000 | 4.95 |
| 2001 | 4.95 |
| 2002 | 4.59 |
| 2003 | 4.59 |
| 2004 | 4.24 |
| 2005 | 3.89 |
| 2006 | 3.67 |
| 2007 | 3.53 |
| 2008 | 3.18 |
| 2009 | 2.79 |
| 2010 | 4.24 |
| 2011 | 5.65 |
| 2012 | 7.07 |
| 2013 | 8.48 |
| 2014 | 9.89 |
| 2015 | 11.47 |
| 2016 | 11.48 |
| 2017 | 11.48 |
| 2018 | 11.48 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
