Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Samoa
Samoa: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 441,697 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises in Samoa is 441,697 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 volatilises in Samoa peaked at 621,817 kg in 2015 and was at its lowest, 173,104 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 volatilises in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 173,104 kg | — |
| 1962 | 175,998 kg | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 195,398 kg | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 195,936 kg | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 197,398 kg | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 192,855 kg | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 206,458 kg | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 213,583 kg | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 214,262 kg | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 217,364 kg | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 220,587 kg | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 223,952 kg | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 230,637 kg | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 250,472 kg | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 275,384 kg | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 285,852 kg | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 280,898 kg | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 288,943 kg | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 307,716 kg | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 289,342 kg | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 270,489 kg | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 252,875 kg | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 236,423 kg | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 221,034 kg | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 220,588 kg | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 242,386 kg | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 265,733 kg | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 265,733 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 265,733 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 264,556 kg | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 275,580 kg | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 264,556 kg | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 275,580 kg | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 286,603 kg | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 286,522 kg | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 286,523 kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 286,523 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 297,626 kg | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 307,429 kg | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 308,774 kg | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 308,518 kg | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 308,520 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 319,515 kg | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 330,511 kg | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 330,512 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 330,514 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 330,514 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 330,515 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 428,893 kg | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 457,349 kg | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 497,313 kg | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 520,265 kg | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 534,887 kg | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 541,008 kg | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 621,817 kg | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 533,974 kg | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 514,476 kg | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 471,178 kg | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 409,312 kg | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 378,591 kg | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 455,531 kg | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 442,356 kg | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 441,697 kg | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 441,697 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.31 million kg, 8% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 441,697 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.64 million kg, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture that 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% | 330,515 kg | 428,893 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 196,110 kg | 173,104 kg | 214,262 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 258,180 kg | 217,364 kg | 307,716 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 253,034 kg | 220,588 kg | 289,342 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 283,150 kg | 264,556 kg | 307,429 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 332,679 kg | 308,518 kg | 428,893 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 510,158 kg | 409,312 kg | 621,817 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 429,544 kg | 378,591 kg | 455,531 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 volatilises in Samoa?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Samoa was 441,697 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 621,817 kg in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,104 kg in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Samoa ranks 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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).