What is the difference in milk production between French Polynesia and Samoa?

930.19 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Samoa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Milk production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Polynesia vs Samoa: Milk production

French Polynesia

648.81 tonnes

in 2024

Samoa

1,579 tonnes

in 2024

French Polynesia rank

181st

Samoa rank

178th

Milk production over time

French Polynesia
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,579 tonnes against 648.81 tonnes in French Polynesia, a difference of 930.19 tonnes.

That makes Samoa's figure about 2.4 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 178th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	567.11 tonnes	698.44 tonnes	131.33 tonnes	Samoa
1970s	1,529 tonnes	600.6 tonnes	928.7 tonnes	French Polynesia
1980s	1,924 tonnes	1,100 tonnes	823.6 tonnes	French Polynesia
1990s	1,532 tonnes	1,273 tonnes	259.39 tonnes	French Polynesia
2000s	1,146 tonnes	1,380 tonnes	234.7 tonnes	Samoa
2010s	979.2 tonnes	1,652 tonnes	672.85 tonnes	Samoa
2020s	679.04 tonnes	1,600 tonnes	921.37 tonnes	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, French Polynesia or Samoa?: Samoa, at 1,579 tonnes against 648.81 tonnes in French Polynesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in milk production between French Polynesia and Samoa?: 930.19 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Samoa?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Samoa rank globally for milk production?: French Polynesia ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 178th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Milk production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Milk production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 11,106 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.