Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Samoa
Samoa: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 158.88 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Samoa stood at 158.88 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Samoa peaked at 219.72 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 61.17 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 44th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.17 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 62.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 69.05 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 69.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 69.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 68.15 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 72.95 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 75.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 75.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 76.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 77.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 79.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 81.5 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 88.51 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 97.31 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 101.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 99.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 102.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 108.73 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 102.24 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 95.58 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 89.36 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 83.54 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 78.1 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 77.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 85.65 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 93.9 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 93.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 93.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 93.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 97.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 93.48 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 97.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 101.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 101.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 101.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 101.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 105.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 108.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 109.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 109.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 109.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 112.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 116.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 116.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 116.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 116.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 116.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 151.55 kg per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 161.61 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 175.73 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 183.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 189.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 191.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 219.72 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 188.68 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 185.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 169.49 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 147.24 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 136.18 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 163.86 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 159.12 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 158.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 158.88 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.26 kg per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 158.88 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.9 kg per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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% | 116.79 kg per square kilometre | 151.55 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3 kg per square kilometre | 61.17 kg per square kilometre | 75.71 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 91.23 kg per square kilometre | 76.81 kg per square kilometre | 108.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.41 kg per square kilometre | 77.95 kg per square kilometre | 102.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.05 kg per square kilometre | 93.48 kg per square kilometre | 108.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.55 kg per square kilometre | 109.02 kg per square kilometre | 151.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 181.15 kg per square kilometre | 147.24 kg per square kilometre | 219.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 154.51 kg per square kilometre | 136.18 kg per square kilometre | 163.86 kg per square kilometre | 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 volatilises (n content), per in Samoa?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Samoa was 158.88 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 219.72 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.17 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Samoa ranks 44th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.