Cattle — Stocks in Samoa
Samoa: Cattle — Stocks was 38,349 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 38,349 An for cattle — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Samoa peaked at 56,504 An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15,736 An, in 1961.
That places Samoa 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Samoa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,736 An | — |
| 1962 | 16,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 17,770 An | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 17,785 An | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 17,924 An | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 17,538 An | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 18,779 An | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 19,429 An | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 19,491 An | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 19,774 An | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 20,068 An | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 20,375 An | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 20,983 An | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 22,790 An | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 25,056 An | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 26,011 An | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 25,559 An | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 26,293 An | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 27,983 An | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 26,284 An | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 24,564 An | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 22,957 An | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 21,456 An | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 20,052 An | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 20,000 An | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 22,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 24,096 An | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 24,096 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 24,096 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 24,000 An | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 25,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 24,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 25,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 26,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 26,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 26,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 26,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 27,883 An | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 28,000 An | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 28,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29,000 An | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 30,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38,949 An | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 41,555 An | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 45,201 An | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 47,295 An | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 48,629 An | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 49,150 An | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 56,504 An | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 48,509 An | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 46,737 An | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 42,796 An | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 37,167 An | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 41,928 An | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 40,345 An | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 38,804 An | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 38,042 An | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 38,349 An | +0.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 38,349 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 4% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 38,349 An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.67 million An, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks 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 An | 38,949 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,828 An | 15,736 An | 19,491 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,489 An | 19,774 An | 27,983 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,960 An | 20,000 An | 26,284 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,688 An | 24,000 An | 27,883 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,195 An | 28,000 An | 38,949 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,354 An | 37,167 An | 56,504 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,494 An | 38,042 An | 41,928 An | 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 cattle — stocks in Samoa?
- Cattle — stocks in Samoa was 38,349 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 56,504 An in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,736 An in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for cattle — stocks?
- Samoa ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks 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, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.