Cassava production in Samoa
Samoa: Cassava production was 469.42 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
469.42 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
85th
of 101 countries
All-time high
474.64 tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
20 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava production in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava production in Samoa stood at 469.42 tonnes.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava production in Samoa peaked at 474.64 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20 tonnes, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 85th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava production in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 35 tonnes | +75.0% |
| 1963 | 66 tonnes | +88.6% |
| 1964 | 152 tonnes | +130.3% |
| 1965 | 150 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 150 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 250 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1977 | 250 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 320 tonnes | +28.0% |
| 1979 | 320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 340 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 350 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 360 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 370 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 380 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 300 tonnes | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 250 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 272 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 245.69 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 245.98 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 248.11 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 246.56 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 246.85 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 262.33 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 271.62 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 280.88 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 300 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 294.72 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 297.79 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 300.81 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 299.64 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 299.4 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 316.45 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 310 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 370 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 367.72 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 377.57 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 410 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 402.81 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 410 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 415 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 425.56 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 436.92 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 446.85 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 454.15 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 460.53 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 467.59 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 474.64 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 467.59 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 469.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 470.72 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 469.42 tonnes | -0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 469.42 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59,266 tonnes, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 469.42 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80,796 tonnes, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +130.3% | 66 tonnes | 152 tonnes |
| 1963 | +88.6% | 35 tonnes | 66 tonnes |
| 1962 | +75.0% | 20 tonnes | 35 tonnes |
| 1976 | +66.7% | 150 tonnes | 250 tonnes |
| 1978 | +28.0% | 250 tonnes | 320 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113.67 tonnes | 20 tonnes | 152 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 204 tonnes | 150 tonnes | 320 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 327 tonnes | 250 tonnes | 380 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 262 tonnes | 245.69 tonnes | 300 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 323.41 tonnes | 294.72 tonnes | 377.57 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 432.94 tonnes | 402.81 tonnes | 467.59 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 470.46 tonnes | 467.59 tonnes | 474.64 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava production in Samoa?
- Cassava production in Samoa was 469.42 tonnes 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 cassava production recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 474.64 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest cassava production recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for cassava production?
- Samoa ranks 85th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava production rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Cassava production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cassava production is measured in tonnes.