Milk yields per animal in Samoa
Samoa: Milk yields per animal was 998.13 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk yields per animal in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, milk yields per animal in Samoa stood at 998.13.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Samoa peaked at 1,407 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 986.67, in 2011.
Samoa ranks 101st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,400 | — |
| 1962 | 1,406 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,406 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,406 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,407 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 | -28.9% |
| 1967 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,200 | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 1,133 | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 1,148 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1,000 | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,005 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,005 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,005 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,004 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,004 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,004 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,003 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,003 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,003 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,003 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,003 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 997.3 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 986.67 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 990 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 990 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 992.84 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 989.54 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 993.34 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 993.39 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 994.92 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 999.23 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 990.26 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 993.41 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 996.22 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 998.09 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 998.13 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 998.13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,037, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 998.13 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,068, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -28.9% | 1,407 | 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,225 | 1,000 | 1,407 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,048 | 1,000 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,002 | 1,000 | 1,005 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,003 | 997.3 | 1,004 | 10 |
| 2010s | 992.99 | 986.67 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 995.22 | 990.26 | 998.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1802 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2043 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Samoa?
- Milk yields per animal in Samoa was 998.13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,407 in 1965.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 986.67 in 2011.
- How does Samoa rank for milk yields per animal?
- Samoa ranks 101st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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