Chickens, layers — Stocks in Samoa
Samoa: Chickens, layers — Stocks was 74,000 An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Stocks in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — stocks in Samoa stood at 74,000 An.
The figure is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — stocks in Samoa peaked at 84,000 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30,000 An, in 1966.
Samoa ranks 182nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Stocks in Samoa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 33,000 An | -13.2% |
| 1963 | 33,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 35,000 An | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 33,000 An | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 30,000 An | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 32,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 33,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 33,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 34,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 34,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 35,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 35,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 35,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 37,000 An | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 37,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 38,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 38,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 39,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 39,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 54,000 An | +35.0% |
| 1992 | 55,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 55,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 44,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 48,000 An | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 57,000 An | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 50,000 An | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 52,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 53,000 An | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 58,000 An | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 62,000 An | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 62,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64,000 An | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 66,000 An | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 68,000 An | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 70,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 70,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 73,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 73,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 77,000 An | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 79,000 An | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 64,000 An | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 65,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 64,000 An | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 84,000 An | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 71,000 An | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 73,000 An | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 76,000 An | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 73,000 An | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 74,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 74,000 An | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 74,000 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.27 million An, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 74,000 An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31 million An, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +35.0% | 40,000 An | 54,000 An |
| 2017 | +31.2% | 64,000 An | 84,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,444 An | 30,000 An | 38,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,200 An | 30,000 An | 34,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,700 An | 34,000 An | 39,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,500 An | 40,000 An | 57,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,500 An | 53,000 An | 72,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,300 An | 64,000 An | 84,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,250 An | 73,000 An | 76,000 An | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 179 French Guiana 90,000 An compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 89,000 An compare
- 181 Tonga 79,000 An compare
- 183 Dominica 71,000 An compare
- 184 Sao Tome and Principe 60,000 An compare
- 185 Equatorial Guinea 54,000 An compare
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 chickens, layers — stocks in Samoa?
- Chickens, layers — stocks in Samoa was 74,000 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — stocks recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 84,000 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — stocks recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,000 An in 1966.
- How does Samoa rank for chickens, layers — stocks?
- Samoa ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — stocks rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 Chickens, layers — Stocks. 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).