Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 3.06 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Samoa is 3.06 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Samoa peaked at 4.62 kg per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.98 kg per person, in 1985.
Samoa ranks 40th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.25 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.23 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 2.41 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 2.35 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.31 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 2.21 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 2.32 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 2.36 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 2.33 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.32 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.32 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.32 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.36 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.51 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 2.69 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 2.73 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 2.64 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.69 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.83 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 2.64 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 2.45 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 2.28 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 2.13 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 1.99 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 1.98 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.18 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 2.38 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 2.37 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.36 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.35 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 2.44 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 2.33 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.41 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.48 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.46 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.44 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.42 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.5 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.56 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.55 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.53 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.51 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.58 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.66 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.65 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.64 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.63 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.61 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.36 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 3.55 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.83 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 3.97 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 4.05 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.06 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.62 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 3.94 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 3.76 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 2.93 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 2.68 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 3.2 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 3.08 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.06 kg per person | -0.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 3.06 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.16 kg per person, 2.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 3.06 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.698 kg per person, 4.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.31 kg per person | 2.21 kg per person | 2.41 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.54 kg per person | 2.32 kg per person | 2.83 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.27 kg per person | 1.98 kg per person | 2.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.44 kg per person | 2.33 kg per person | 2.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 kg per person | 2.51 kg per person | 3.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.81 kg per person | 2.93 kg per person | 4.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 kg per person | 2.68 kg per person | 3.2 kg per person | 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Samoa?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Samoa was 3.06 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 kg per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Samoa rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 40th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.