Number of cattle in Samoa
Samoa: Number of cattle was 38,349 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
38,349 animals
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
166th
of 197 countries
All-time high
56,504 animals
in 2015
All-time low
15,736 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of cattle in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, number of cattle in Samoa stood at 38,349 animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Samoa peaked at 56,504 animals in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15,736 animals, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 166th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Number of cattle in Samoa, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,736 animals | — |
| 1962 | 16,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 17,770 animals | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 17,785 animals | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 17,924 animals | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 17,538 animals | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 18,779 animals | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 19,429 animals | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 19,491 animals | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 19,774 animals | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 20,068 animals | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 20,375 animals | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 20,983 animals | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 22,790 animals | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 25,056 animals | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 26,011 animals | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 25,559 animals | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 26,293 animals | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 27,983 animals | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 26,284 animals | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 24,564 animals | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 22,957 animals | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 21,456 animals | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 20,052 animals | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 20,000 animals | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 22,000 animals | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 24,096 animals | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 24,096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 24,096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 24,000 animals | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 25,000 animals | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 24,000 animals | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 25,000 animals | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 26,000 animals | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 26,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 26,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 26,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27,000 animals | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 27,883 animals | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 28,000 animals | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 28,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29,000 animals | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 30,000 animals | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 30,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38,949 animals | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 41,555 animals | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 45,201 animals | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 47,295 animals | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 48,629 animals | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 49,150 animals | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 56,504 animals | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 48,509 animals | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 46,737 animals | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 42,796 animals | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 37,167 animals | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 41,928 animals | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 40,345 animals | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 38,804 animals | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 38,042 animals | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 38,349 animals | +0.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 38,349 animals is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 animals, 4% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 38,349 animals is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,522 animals, 6% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of cattle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +29.8% | 30,000 animals | 38,949 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,828 animals | 15,736 animals | 19,491 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,489 animals | 19,774 animals | 27,983 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,960 animals | 20,000 animals | 26,284 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,688 animals | 24,000 animals | 27,883 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,195 animals | 28,000 animals | 38,949 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,354 animals | 37,167 animals | 56,504 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,494 animals | 38,042 animals | 41,928 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Samoa?
- Number of cattle in Samoa was 38,349 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 56,504 animals in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,736 animals in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for number of cattle?
- Samoa ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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