Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 880.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Samoa stood at 880.72 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 1,217 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 338.42 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 58th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 338.42 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 344.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 381.71 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1964 | 384.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 386.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 376.77 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 403.18 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 417.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 418.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 424.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 430.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 437.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 450.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 488.82 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 537.47 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 557.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 548.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 563.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 601.18 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 566.44 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 529.84 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 495.64 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 463.7 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 433.82 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 433.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 475.27 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 522.01 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 522.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 522.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 519.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 540.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 519.25 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 540.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 562.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 562.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 562.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 562.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 584.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 603.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 606.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 605.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 605.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 626.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 648.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 648.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 648.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 648.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 648.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 840.13 kg per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 894.97 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 972.56 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 1,017 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,046 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,059 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,217 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 1,025 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 939.27 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 816.35 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 755.3 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 908.19 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 882.02 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 880.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 880.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 880.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 357.98 kg per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +29.6% | 648.04 kg per square kilometre | 840.13 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 383.38 kg per square kilometre | 338.42 kg per square kilometre | 418.33 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 503.96 kg per square kilometre | 424.36 kg per square kilometre | 601.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 496.41 kg per square kilometre | 433.42 kg per square kilometre | 566.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 555.68 kg per square kilometre | 519.25 kg per square kilometre | 603.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 652.34 kg per square kilometre | 605.05 kg per square kilometre | 840.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,003 kg per square kilometre | 816.35 kg per square kilometre | 1,217 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 856.56 kg per square kilometre | 755.3 kg per square kilometre | 908.19 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Samoa was 880.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,217 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 338.42 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 58th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.