Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Samoa
Samoa: Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 10,372 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 10,372 kg for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Samoa peaked at 16,700 kg in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9,377 kg, in 1999.
Samoa ranks 137th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,473 kg | — |
| 1962 | 10,424 kg | -16.4% |
| 1963 | 13,114 kg | +25.8% |
| 1964 | 13,114 kg | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10,424 kg | -20.5% |
| 1966 | 10,424 kg | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10,424 kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15,240 kg | +46.2% |
| 1969 | 15,944 kg | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 16,700 kg | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 15,637 kg | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15,637 kg | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15,741 kg | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 15,845 kg | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 15,949 kg | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 16,054 kg | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 16,158 kg | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 16,231 kg | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 15,637 kg | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 15,115 kg | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 14,594 kg | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 14,073 kg | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 13,552 kg | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 13,030 kg | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 12,509 kg | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 11,988 kg | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 11,467 kg | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 9,377 kg | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 9,382 kg | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 9,382 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9,382 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,382 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,382 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,382 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,643 kg | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 9,903 kg | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 9,903 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,903 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,903 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,903 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,903 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,903 kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,903 kg | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,908 kg | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9,940 kg | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9,971 kg | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10,007 kg | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 10,044 kg | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10,216 kg | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 10,273 kg | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 10,320 kg | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10,372 kg | +0.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 10,372 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 340,900 kg, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 10,372 kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 166,858 kg, 6% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +46.2% | 10,424 kg | 15,240 kg |
| 1963 | +25.8% | 10,424 kg | 13,114 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,398 kg | 10,424 kg | 15,944 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,743 kg | 15,637 kg | 16,700 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,852 kg | 15,637 kg | 16,231 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,134 kg | 9,377 kg | 15,637 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,564 kg | 9,382 kg | 9,903 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,939 kg | 9,903 kg | 10,044 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,295 kg | 10,216 kg | 10,372 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 134 French Polynesia 11,467 kg compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 11,069 kg compare
- 136 Papua New Guinea 10,607 kg compare
- 138 Barbados 9,771 kg compare
- 139 Kuwait 9,686 kg compare
- 140 Benin 9,336 kg 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 horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Samoa?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Samoa was 10,372 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,700 kg in 1970.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,377 kg in 1999.
- How does Samoa rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Samoa ranks 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — 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).