All Animals — Manure management in Samoa

Samoa: All Animals — Manure management was 1.44 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.44 million kg
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
162nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
2.57 million kg
in 2005
All-time low
583,167 kg
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

All Animals — Manure management in Samoa, 1961–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for all animals — manure management in Samoa is 1.44 million kg, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all animals — manure management in Samoa peaked at 2.57 million kg in 2005 and was at its lowest, 583,167 kg, in 1962.

Samoa ranks 162nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

All Animals — Manure management in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Samoa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 583,323 kg —
1962 583,167 kg -0.0%
1963 660,430 kg +13.2%
1964 669,734 kg +1.4%
1965 669,411 kg -0.0%
1966 688,358 kg +2.8%
1967 716,798 kg +4.1%
1968 738,137 kg +3.0%
1969 752,870 kg +2.0%
1970 777,681 kg +3.3%
1971 772,641 kg -0.6%
1972 770,629 kg -0.3%
1973 771,166 kg +0.1%
1974 806,019 kg +4.5%
1975 851,751 kg +5.7%
1976 868,128 kg +1.9%
1977 885,812 kg +2.0%
1978 918,856 kg +3.7%
1979 927,614 kg +1.0%
1980 1.08 million kg +16.5%
1981 1.25 million kg +15.9%
1982 1.44 million kg +14.6%
1983 1.53 million kg +6.8%
1984 1.68 million kg +9.7%
1985 1.89 million kg +12.6%
1986 2.17 million kg +14.7%
1987 2.38 million kg +9.6%
1988 2.38 million kg +0.0%
1989 2.33 million kg -2.2%
1990 2.29 million kg -1.7%
1991 2.24 million kg -2.0%
1992 2.18 million kg -2.5%
1993 2.23 million kg +1.9%
1994 2.24 million kg +0.7%
1995 2.15 million kg -4.1%
1996 2.15 million kg +0.2%
1997 2.16 million kg +0.1%
1998 2.17 million kg +0.5%
1999 2.15 million kg -0.9%
2000 2.18 million kg +1.6%
2001 2.53 million kg +15.9%
2002 2.54 million kg +0.6%
2003 2.55 million kg +0.3%
2004 2.56 million kg +0.4%
2005 2.57 million kg +0.3%
2006 2.54 million kg -1.1%
2007 2.35 million kg -7.6%
2008 2.28 million kg -3.1%
2009 2.01 million kg -11.8%
2010 2.28 million kg +13.7%
2011 2.32 million kg +1.6%
2012 2.35 million kg +1.2%
2013 2.37 million kg +1.0%
2014 2.35 million kg -0.6%
2015 2.36 million kg +0.1%
2016 2.19 million kg -6.9%
2017 1.98 million kg -9.7%
2018 1.71 million kg -13.8%
2019 1.36 million kg -20.1%
2020 1.10 million kg -19.3%
2021 1.66 million kg +50.6%
2022 1.52 million kg -8.2%
2023 1.44 million kg -5.7%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 1.44 million kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.26 million kg, 5% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 1.44 million kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.73 million kg, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where All Animals — Manure management in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +50.6% 1.10 million kg 1.66 million kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 673,581 kg 583,167 kg 752,870 kg 9
1970s 835,030 kg 770,629 kg 927,614 kg 10
1980s 1.81 million kg 1.08 million kg 2.38 million kg 10
1990s 2.20 million kg 2.15 million kg 2.29 million kg 10
2000s 2.41 million kg 2.01 million kg 2.57 million kg 10
2010s 2.13 million kg 1.36 million kg 2.37 million kg 10
2020s 1.43 million kg 1.10 million kg 1.66 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 159 Mauritius 1.55 million kg compare
  2. 160 Botswana 1.47 million kg compare
  3. 161 China, Hong Kong SAR 1.47 million kg compare
  4. 163 Malta 1.22 million kg compare
  5. 164 Belize 1.14 million kg compare
  6. 165 Tonga 1.11 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all animals — manure management in Samoa?
All animals — manure management in Samoa was 1.44 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all animals — manure management recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 2.57 million kg in 2005.
What is the lowest all animals — manure management recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 583,167 kg in 1962.
How does Samoa rank for all animals — manure management?
Samoa ranks 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is all animals — manure management rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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, published as part of All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All Animals — Manure management (manure treated, N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).