Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure in Samoa
Samoa: Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure was 130,327 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure in Samoa is 130,327 kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure in Samoa peaked at 159,958 kg in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40,150 kg, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 169th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,150 kg | — |
| 1962 | 40,150 kg | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 40,150 kg | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 64,240 kg | +60.0% |
| 1965 | 60,225 kg | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 40,150 kg | -33.3% |
| 1967 | 40,150 kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 40,150 kg | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40,150 kg | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 40,150 kg | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 40,150 kg | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 40,150 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 41,515 kg | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 43,362 kg | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 48,180 kg | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 48,180 kg | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 48,180 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 48,180 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 64,240 kg | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 80,300 kg | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 80,300 kg | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 80,300 kg | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 80,300 kg | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 80,300 kg | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 88,330 kg | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 80,300 kg | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 104,390 kg | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 104,390 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 104,390 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 96,360 kg | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 100,375 kg | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 96,360 kg | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 100,375 kg | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 104,390 kg | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 99,170 kg | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 99,251 kg | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99,251 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 108,405 kg | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 116,435 kg | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 120,450 kg | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 103,988 kg | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 104,069 kg | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 106,317 kg | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 108,566 kg | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 108,646 kg | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 108,726 kg | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 108,726 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 108,806 kg | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 127,436 kg | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 120,450 kg | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 120,450 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 120,450 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 120,450 kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 146,949 kg | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 159,958 kg | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 146,387 kg | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 141,569 kg | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 135,065 kg | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 124,304 kg | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 118,764 kg | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 132,575 kg | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 130,407 kg | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 130,327 kg | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 130,327 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.45 million kg, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 130,327 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.10 million kg, 4% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +60.0% | 40,150 kg | 64,240 kg |
| 1966 | -33.3% | 60,225 kg | 40,150 kg |
| 1979 | +33.3% | 48,180 kg | 64,240 kg |
| 1987 | +30.0% | 80,300 kg | 104,390 kg |
| 1980 | +25.0% | 64,240 kg | 80,300 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,057 kg | 40,150 kg | 64,240 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,229 kg | 40,150 kg | 64,240 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 88,330 kg | 80,300 kg | 104,390 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,037 kg | 96,360 kg | 116,435 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,573 kg | 103,988 kg | 127,436 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,603 kg | 120,450 kg | 159,958 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,018 kg | 118,764 kg | 132,575 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 166 Mauritius 183,084 kg compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 165,179 kg compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 130,488 kg compare
- 170 Faroe Islands 113,740 kg compare
- 171 Suriname 70,080 kg compare
- 172 Martinique 58,447 kg compare
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, dairy — amount excreted in manure in Samoa?
- Cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure in Samoa was 130,327 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 159,958 kg in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,150 kg in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure?
- Samoa ranks 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).