Cattle — Stocks in Samoa
Samoa: Cattle — Stocks was 24,068 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 24,068 LSU for cattle — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Samoa peaked at 33,902 LSU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,442 LSU, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 159th 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 — Stocks in Samoa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,442 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 9,600 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 10,662 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 10,671 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 10,754 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 10,523 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 11,267 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 11,657 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 11,695 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 11,864 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 12,041 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 12,225 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 12,590 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 13,674 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 15,034 LSU | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 15,607 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 15,335 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 15,776 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 16,790 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 15,770 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 14,738 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 13,774 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 12,874 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 12,031 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 12,000 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 13,200 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 14,458 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 14,458 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14,458 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14,400 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 15,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 14,400 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 15,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 15,600 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 15,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16,200 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 16,730 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 16,800 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 16,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17,400 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 18,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23,369 LSU | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 24,933 LSU | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 27,121 LSU | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 28,377 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 29,177 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 29,490 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 33,902 LSU | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 29,105 LSU | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 28,042 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 25,678 LSU | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 22,300 LSU | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 20,623 LSU | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 24,823 LSU | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 24,104 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 24,068 LSU | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 24,068 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 522,261 LSU, 5% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 24,068 LSU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 million LSU, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks 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% | 18,000 LSU | 23,369 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,697 LSU | 9,442 LSU | 11,695 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,094 LSU | 11,864 LSU | 16,790 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,776 LSU | 12,000 LSU | 15,770 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,413 LSU | 14,400 LSU | 16,730 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,117 LSU | 16,800 LSU | 23,369 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,813 LSU | 22,300 LSU | 33,902 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,404 LSU | 20,623 LSU | 24,823 LSU | 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 — stocks in Samoa?
- Cattle — stocks in Samoa was 24,068 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 33,902 LSU in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,442 LSU in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for cattle — stocks?
- Samoa ranks 159th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.