Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Samoa
Samoa: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches was 662,545 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches in Samoa is 662,545 kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches in Samoa peaked at 932,725 kg in 2015 and was at its lowest, 259,656 kg, in 1961.
That places Samoa 155th 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 259,656 kg | — |
| 1962 | 263,996 kg | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 293,098 kg | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 293,904 kg | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 296,096 kg | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 289,283 kg | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 309,687 kg | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 320,374 kg | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 321,393 kg | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 326,046 kg | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 330,880 kg | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 335,928 kg | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 345,956 kg | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 375,708 kg | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 413,077 kg | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 428,778 kg | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 421,347 kg | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 433,415 kg | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 461,574 kg | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 434,013 kg | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 405,734 kg | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 379,313 kg | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 354,634 kg | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 331,550 kg | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 330,882 kg | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 363,578 kg | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 398,600 kg | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 398,600 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 398,600 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 396,835 kg | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 413,369 kg | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 396,835 kg | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 413,369 kg | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 429,904 kg | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 429,783 kg | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 429,785 kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 429,785 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 446,439 kg | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 461,143 kg | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 463,160 kg | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 462,778 kg | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 462,780 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 479,273 kg | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 495,767 kg | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 495,769 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 495,771 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 495,771 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 495,772 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 643,340 kg | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 686,024 kg | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 745,969 kg | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 780,398 kg | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 802,330 kg | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 811,513 kg | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 932,725 kg | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 800,961 kg | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 771,714 kg | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 706,768 kg | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 613,968 kg | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 567,886 kg | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 683,297 kg | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 663,533 kg | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 662,545 kg | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 662,545 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.97 million kg, 8% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 662,545 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.97 million kg, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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% | 495,772 kg | 643,340 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294,165 kg | 259,656 kg | 321,393 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 387,271 kg | 326,046 kg | 461,574 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 379,550 kg | 330,882 kg | 434,013 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 424,725 kg | 396,835 kg | 461,143 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 499,018 kg | 462,778 kg | 643,340 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 765,237 kg | 613,968 kg | 932,725 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 644,315 kg | 567,886 kg | 683,297 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 that leaches in Samoa?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches in Samoa was 662,545 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 932,725 kg in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,656 kg in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches?
- Samoa ranks 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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).