Number of cattle in Samoa
Samoa: Number of cattle was 38,349 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 165th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 117.07 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Rural population 180,913 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 82.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 13 metric tons (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 165th out of 196 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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