Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 39 percent in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 39 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Samoa peaked at 39 percent in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29 percent, in 2005.
That places Samoa 108th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31 percent | — |
| 2002 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30 percent | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 29 percent | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 percent | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 33 percent | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 34 percent | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 35 percent | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36 percent | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 38 percent | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 39 percent | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.78 percent | 29 percent | 31 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.5 percent | 29 percent | 36 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5 percent | 38 percent | 39 percent | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Samoa
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Samoa?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Samoa was 39 percent in 2021, 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 39 percent in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 percent in 2005.
- How does Samoa rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 108th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.