Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Samoa
Samoa: Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated was 18,871 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Samoa stood at 18,871 kg.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Samoa peaked at 23,162 kg in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,814 kg, in 1961.
That places Samoa 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,814 kg | — |
| 1962 | 5,814 kg | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,814 kg | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9,302 kg | +60.0% |
| 1965 | 8,721 kg | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 5,814 kg | -33.3% |
| 1967 | 5,814 kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,814 kg | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,814 kg | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,814 kg | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,814 kg | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,814 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,011 kg | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 6,279 kg | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 6,976 kg | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 6,976 kg | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,976 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6,976 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9,302 kg | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 11,627 kg | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 11,627 kg | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11,627 kg | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11,627 kg | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11,627 kg | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12,790 kg | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 11,627 kg | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 15,116 kg | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 15,116 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15,116 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13,953 kg | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 14,534 kg | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 13,953 kg | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 14,534 kg | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 15,116 kg | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 14,360 kg | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 14,372 kg | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 14,372 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15,697 kg | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 16,860 kg | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 17,441 kg | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 15,058 kg | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 15,069 kg | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 15,395 kg | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 15,720 kg | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 15,732 kg | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 15,744 kg | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15,744 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,755 kg | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 18,453 kg | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 17,441 kg | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 17,441 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17,441 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17,441 kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21,278 kg | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 23,162 kg | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 21,197 kg | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 20,499 kg | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 19,557 kg | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 17,999 kg | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 17,197 kg | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 19,197 kg | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 18,883 kg | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 18,871 kg | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 18,871 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.49 million kg, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 18,871 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 576,020 kg, 3% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated 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% | 5,814 kg | 9,302 kg |
| 1966 | -33.3% | 8,721 kg | 5,814 kg |
| 1979 | +33.3% | 6,976 kg | 9,302 kg |
| 1987 | +30.0% | 11,627 kg | 15,116 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,524 kg | 5,814 kg | 9,302 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,694 kg | 5,814 kg | 9,302 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,790 kg | 11,627 kg | 15,116 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,775 kg | 13,953 kg | 16,860 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,011 kg | 15,058 kg | 18,453 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,346 kg | 17,441 kg | 23,162 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,537 kg | 17,197 kg | 19,197 kg | 4 |
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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 — losses from manure treated in Samoa?
- Cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Samoa was 18,871 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 23,162 kg in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,814 kg in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated?
- Samoa ranks 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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).