Number of pigs in Samoa
Samoa: Number of pigs was 91,647 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of pigs 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 pigs in Samoa stood at 91,647 animals.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pigs in Samoa peaked at 201,000 animals in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30,000 animals, in 1962.
That places Samoa 116th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,732 animals | 30,000 animals | 42,967 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,433 animals | 43,723 animals | 55,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 140,744 animals | 70,000 animals | 192,813 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,412 animals | 167,316 animals | 185,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,834 animals | 152,145 animals | 201,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,338 animals | 91,725 animals | 175,075 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,710 animals | 91,148 animals | 115,844 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 pigs in Samoa?
- Number of pigs in Samoa was 91,647 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 pigs recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 201,000 animals in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of pigs recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,000 animals in 1962.
- How does Samoa rank for number of pigs?
- Samoa ranks 116th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of pigs rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 pigs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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