Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Samoa
Samoa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.2593 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Samoa stood at 0.2593 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Samoa peaked at 1.97 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 kg/ha, in 2012.
That places Samoa 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1818 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1786 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1786 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1786 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1639 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1639 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1639 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1613 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1613 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.16 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1587 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1587 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1587 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1587 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1563 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1471 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1429 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1571 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2897 kg/ha | +84.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6164 kg/ha | +112.8% |
| 1981 | 1.97 kg/ha | +220.2% |
| 1982 | 1.88 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.78 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 1.68 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 1.59 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 1.49 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.43 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.33 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 1.81 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 1990 | 1.68 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 1.55 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 1.47 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.33 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 1.22 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.07 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9329 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7911 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6492 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5146 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3979 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2434 kg/ha | -38.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0909 kg/ha | -62.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1667 kg/ha | +83.4% |
| 2004 | 0.35 kg/ha | +110.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3158 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2486 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4638 kg/ha | +86.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5625 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3679 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 2010 | 0.169 kg/ha | -54.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0976 kg/ha | -42.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0215 kg/ha | -78.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1731 kg/ha | +705.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1217 kg/ha | -29.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3305 kg/ha | +171.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6019 kg/ha | +82.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1706 kg/ha | -71.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4435 kg/ha | +160.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6047 kg/ha | +36.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2558 kg/ha | -57.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2791 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2791 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2593 kg/ha | -7.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2593 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 1% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2593 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.61 kg/ha, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +705.1% | 0.0215 kg/ha | 0.1731 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +220.2% | 0.6164 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +171.6% | 0.1217 kg/ha | 0.3305 kg/ha |
| 2018 | +160.0% | 0.1706 kg/ha | 0.4435 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +112.8% | 0.2897 kg/ha | 0.6164 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +110.0% | 0.1667 kg/ha | 0.35 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1702 kg/ha | 0.1613 kg/ha | 0.1818 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1688 kg/ha | 0.1429 kg/ha | 0.2897 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 kg/ha | 0.6164 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 kg/ha | 0.5146 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3207 kg/ha | 0.0909 kg/ha | 0.5625 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2734 kg/ha | 0.0215 kg/ha | 0.6047 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2683 kg/ha | 0.2558 kg/ha | 0.2791 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 174 Tuvalu 0.5556 kg/ha compare
- 175 Niger 0.4568 kg/ha compare
- 176 Haiti 0.2644 kg/ha compare
- 178 South Sudan 0.1779 kg/ha compare
- 179 Central African Republic 0.0295 kg/ha compare
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kg/ha compare
- 180 Dominica 0 kg/ha compare
- 180 Guadeloupe 0 kg/ha compare
- 180 Kiribati 0 kg/ha compare
- 180 Nauru 0 kg/ha
- 180 Solomon Islands 0 kg/ha compare
- 180 Vanuatu 0 kg/ha 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Samoa?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Samoa was 0.2593 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 kg/ha in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Samoa ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).