Cattle — Manure left on pasture in Samoa
Samoa: Cattle — Manure left on pasture was 2.21 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture in Samoa is 2.21 million kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture in Samoa peaked at 3.11 million kg in 2015 and was at its lowest, 865,519 kg, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 155th 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 — Manure left on pasture in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 865,519 kg | — |
| 1962 | 879,988 kg | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 976,992 kg | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 979,681 kg | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 986,988 kg | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 964,277 kg | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.03 million kg | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 1.07 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.07 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.09 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.10 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.12 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.15 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.25 million kg | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 1.38 million kg | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 1.43 million kg | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.40 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.44 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.54 million kg | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 1.45 million kg | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.35 million kg | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 1.26 million kg | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 1.18 million kg | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.11 million kg | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 1.10 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.21 million kg | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 1.33 million kg | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 1.33 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.33 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.32 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.38 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.32 million kg | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.38 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.43 million kg | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.43 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.43 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.49 million kg | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.54 million kg | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.54 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.54 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million kg | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.65 million kg | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.65 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.65 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.14 million kg | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 2.29 million kg | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.49 million kg | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.60 million kg | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.67 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.71 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.11 million kg | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 2.67 million kg | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 2.57 million kg | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million kg | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 2.05 million kg | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.89 million kg | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 2.28 million kg | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 2.21 million kg | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.21 million kg | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2.21 million kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.57 million kg, 8% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2.21 million kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.22 million kg, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 | +29.8% | 1.65 million kg | 2.14 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 980,551 kg | 865,519 kg | 1.07 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 million kg | 1.09 million kg | 1.54 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million kg | 1.10 million kg | 1.45 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 million kg | 1.32 million kg | 1.54 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million kg | 1.54 million kg | 2.14 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million kg | 2.05 million kg | 3.11 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 million kg | 1.89 million kg | 2.28 million 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 — manure left on pasture in Samoa?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture in Samoa was 2.21 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.11 million kg in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 865,519 kg in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for cattle — manure left on pasture?
- Samoa ranks 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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).