Samoa: Food production index
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| Samoa |
Food production index (2004-2006 = 100) |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 80.4 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1961 - 2024 |
| Average | 103.7 |
| Min - Max | 79.1 - 134.0 |
| Source | FAO |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 80.4 index points, a decline from 81 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 112.7 index points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Samoa from 1961 to 2024 is 103.7 index points. The minimum value, 79.1 index points, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 134 index points was recorded in 1982.
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| Recent values | Samoa: Food production index |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.4 |
| 2023 | 81.0 |
| 2022 | 80.2 |
| 2021 | 81.6 |
| 2020 | 82.9 |
| 2019 | 79.1 |
| 2018 | 86.9 |
| 2017 | 90.4 |
Definition: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Employment in agriculture | 26.88 | 2025 | percent |
| GDP share of agriculture | 9.09 | 2025 | percent |
| Agriculture value added | 0.12 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Agricultural land | 488 | 2023 | sq. km. |
| Crop production index | 84.1 | 2022 | index points |
| Precipitation | 2,880 | 2022 | mm per year |
| Arable land, percent of land area | 3.9 | 2023 | percent |
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| Fertilizer use | 1.0 | 2023 | kg per hectare of arable land |
| Livestock production index | 80.6 | 2022 | index points |
| Forest area, sq.km | 1,602.3 | 2023 | sq. km |