Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Samoa
Samoa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.38 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.38 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 32.0% on the previous year and up 2,520.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Samoa peaked at 5.19 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, -7.28 kg/ha, in 1974.
Samoa ranks 106th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -5.97 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -6.18 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1963 | -6.28 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | -6.97 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1965 | -5.54 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1966 | -6.05 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1967 | -4.24 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 1968 | -5.74 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 1969 | -6.43 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1970 | -5.01 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1971 | -7.14 kg/ha | +42.4% |
| 1972 | -7.01 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1973 | -6.46 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1974 | -7.28 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1975 | -6.52 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1976 | -5.62 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1977 | -6.06 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1978 | -5.07 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1979 | -6.54 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 1980 | -6.21 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1981 | -3.78 kg/ha | -39.2% |
| 1982 | -4.94 kg/ha | +30.9% |
| 1983 | -3.26 kg/ha | -34.1% |
| 1984 | -1.81 kg/ha | -44.4% |
| 1985 | -1.99 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1986 | -1.45 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1987 | -0.0876 kg/ha | -94.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2614 kg/ha | -398.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3151 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 1.58 kg/ha | +402.6% |
| 1991 | 3.58 kg/ha | +126.0% |
| 1992 | 2.79 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 2.73 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.79 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.14 kg/ha | -59.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7791 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 1997 | 1.36 kg/ha | +74.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9091 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1999 | 1.99 kg/ha | +118.6% |
| 2000 | 1.63 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 3.08 kg/ha | +88.9% |
| 2002 | 3.01 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.17 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 3.51 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 3.39 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.33 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.9 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 1.62 kg/ha | -44.1% |
| 2009 | -2.27 kg/ha | -240.1% |
| 2010 | -0.04 kg/ha | -98.2% |
| 2011 | -0.3746 kg/ha | +836.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1908 kg/ha | -49.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0569 kg/ha | -70.2% |
| 2014 | -0.0692 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 5.18 kg/ha | -7581.1% |
| 2016 | 5.19 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.61 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 2018 | 2.77 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 1.31 kg/ha | -52.8% |
| 2020 | -0.3696 kg/ha | -128.2% |
| 2021 | 2.79 kg/ha | -856.1% |
| 2022 | 2.02 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 2023 | 1.38 kg/ha | -32.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.38 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 42% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.38 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +7581.1% | -0.0692 kg/ha | 5.18 kg/ha |
| 2021 | +856.1% | -0.3696 kg/ha | 2.79 kg/ha |
| 2011 | -836.5% | -0.04 kg/ha | -0.3746 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +402.6% | 0.3151 kg/ha | 1.58 kg/ha |
| 1988 | +398.4% | -0.0876 kg/ha | 0.2614 kg/ha |
| 2009 | -240.1% | 1.62 kg/ha | -2.27 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.93 kg/ha | -6.97 kg/ha | -4.24 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -6.27 kg/ha | -7.28 kg/ha | -5.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.29 kg/ha | -6.21 kg/ha | 0.3151 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 kg/ha | 0.7791 kg/ha | 3.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 kg/ha | -2.27 kg/ha | 3.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 kg/ha | -0.3746 kg/ha | 5.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 kg/ha | -0.3696 kg/ha | 2.79 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 phosphorus per unit area in Samoa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Samoa was 1.38 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.28 kg/ha in 1974.
- How does Samoa rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Samoa ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,520.2%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).