Coconut oil — Production in Samoa
Samoa: Coconut oil — Production was 212 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Coconut oil — Production in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, coconut oil — production in Samoa stood at 212 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.7% on the previous year and down 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconut oil — production in Samoa peaked at 13,798 t in 1986 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1966.
Samoa ranks 49th of 92 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.
Coconut oil — Production in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 315 t | — |
| 1962 | 370 t | +17.5% |
| 1963 | 270 t | -27.0% |
| 1964 | 150 t | -44.4% |
| 1965 | 190 t | +26.7% |
| 1966 | 100 t | -47.4% |
| 1967 | 370 t | +270.0% |
| 1968 | 120 t | -67.6% |
| 1969 | 133 t | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 400 t | +200.8% |
| 1971 | 260 t | -35.0% |
| 1972 | 280 t | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 400 t | +42.9% |
| 1974 | 250 t | -37.5% |
| 1975 | 210 t | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 210 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 270 t | +28.6% |
| 1978 | 240 t | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 350 t | +45.8% |
| 1980 | 310 t | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 1,800 t | +480.6% |
| 1982 | 8,900 t | +394.4% |
| 1983 | 12,207 t | +37.2% |
| 1984 | 10,521 t | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 12,060 t | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 13,798 t | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 11,370 t | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 10,345 t | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 11,775 t | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 8,640 t | -26.6% |
| 1991 | 4,500 t | -47.9% |
| 1992 | 6,600 t | +46.7% |
| 1993 | 8,000 t | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 10,600 t | +32.5% |
| 1995 | 10,400 t | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 9,500 t | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 7,900 t | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 7,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,600 t | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 5,900 t | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 4,500 t | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 4,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,800 t | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 5,100 t | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 5,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,452 t | -71.5% |
| 2015 | 2,520 t | +73.6% |
| 2016 | 2,520 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,000 t | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,520 t | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 558 t | -77.9% |
| 2021 | 358 t | -35.8% |
| 2022 | 699 t | +95.3% |
| 2023 | 212 t | -69.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 212 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 950.43 t, 22% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 212 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,697 t, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconut oil — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +480.6% | 310 t | 1,800 t |
| 1982 | +394.4% | 1,800 t | 8,900 t |
| 1967 | +270.0% | 100 t | 370 t |
| 1970 | +200.8% | 133 t | 400 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 224.22 t | 100 t | 370 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 287 t | 210 t | 400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,309 t | 310 t | 13,798 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,064 t | 4,500 t | 10,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,730 t | 4,500 t | 5,900 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,541 t | 1,452 t | 5,100 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 456.75 t | 212 t | 699 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 46 Dominica 293.45 t compare
- 47 Saint Lucia 268.16 t compare
- 48 Costa Rica 233.26 t compare
- 50 Suriname 133.91 t compare
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 113.2 t compare
- 52 Panama 112.75 t compare
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 coconut oil — production in Samoa?
- Coconut oil — production in Samoa was 212 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconut oil — production recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13,798 t in 1986.
- What is the lowest coconut oil — production recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1966.
- How does Samoa rank for coconut oil — production?
- Samoa ranks 49th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coconut oil — production rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.8%. 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 Coconut oil — Production. 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.