Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Samoa
Samoa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was -595.02 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Samoa recorded -595.02 t for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Samoa peaked at 219.49 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, -3,204 t, in 1982.
That places Samoa 173rd out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2,029 t | — |
| 1962 | -2,103 t | +3.7% |
| 1963 | -2,195 t | +4.4% |
| 1964 | -2,421 t | +10.3% |
| 1965 | -2,131 t | -12.0% |
| 1966 | -2,328 t | +9.2% |
| 1967 | -1,694 t | -27.2% |
| 1968 | -2,269 t | +34.0% |
| 1969 | -2,526 t | +11.3% |
| 1970 | -2,054 t | -18.7% |
| 1971 | -2,825 t | +37.5% |
| 1972 | -2,785 t | -1.4% |
| 1973 | -2,581 t | -7.3% |
| 1974 | -2,901 t | +12.4% |
| 1975 | -2,688 t | -7.3% |
| 1976 | -2,488 t | -7.4% |
| 1977 | -2,750 t | +10.5% |
| 1978 | -2,376 t | -13.6% |
| 1979 | -3,094 t | +30.2% |
| 1980 | -3,133 t | +1.2% |
| 1981 | -2,490 t | -20.5% |
| 1982 | -3,204 t | +28.7% |
| 1983 | -2,564 t | -20.0% |
| 1984 | -2,063 t | -19.5% |
| 1985 | -2,340 t | +13.4% |
| 1986 | -2,358 t | +0.7% |
| 1987 | -1,919 t | -18.6% |
| 1988 | -1,758 t | -8.4% |
| 1989 | -1,757 t | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -1,364 t | -22.4% |
| 1991 | -738.86 t | -45.8% |
| 1992 | -1,015 t | +37.3% |
| 1993 | -1,051 t | +3.6% |
| 1994 | -1,055 t | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -1,421 t | +34.6% |
| 1996 | -1,535 t | +8.1% |
| 1997 | -1,341 t | -12.6% |
| 1998 | -1,460 t | +8.8% |
| 1999 | -1,119 t | -23.3% |
| 2000 | -1,272 t | +13.7% |
| 2001 | -1,184 t | -6.9% |
| 2002 | -1,215 t | +2.6% |
| 2003 | -1,227 t | +1.0% |
| 2004 | -1,193 t | -2.8% |
| 2005 | -1,266 t | +6.2% |
| 2006 | -1,297 t | +2.4% |
| 2007 | -1,227 t | -5.4% |
| 2008 | -1,456 t | +18.7% |
| 2009 | -1,915 t | +31.5% |
| 2010 | -1,720 t | -10.2% |
| 2011 | -1,825 t | +6.1% |
| 2012 | -1,795 t | -1.7% |
| 2013 | -1,772 t | -1.3% |
| 2014 | -1,738 t | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 219.49 t | -112.6% |
| 2016 | 148.18 t | -32.5% |
| 2017 | -301.91 t | -303.7% |
| 2018 | -441.24 t | +46.1% |
| 2019 | -608.93 t | +38.0% |
| 2020 | -776.11 t | +27.5% |
| 2021 | -471.35 t | -39.3% |
| 2022 | -546.88 t | +16.0% |
| 2023 | -595.02 t | +8.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -595.02 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,914 t. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -595.02 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,537 t. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -303.7% | 148.18 t | -301.91 t |
| 2015 | +112.6% | -1,738 t | 219.49 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2,188 t | -2,526 t | -1,694 t | 9 |
| 1970s | -2,654 t | -3,094 t | -2,054 t | 10 |
| 1980s | -2,359 t | -3,204 t | -1,757 t | 10 |
| 1990s | -1,210 t | -1,535 t | -738.86 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -1,325 t | -1,915 t | -1,184 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -983.5 t | -1,825 t | 219.49 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -597.34 t | -776.11 t | -471.35 t | 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Samoa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Samoa was -595.02 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 219.49 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,204 t in 1982.
- How does Samoa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).