Milk production in Samoa
Samoa: Milk production was 1,579 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,579 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
178th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,971 tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
500 tonnes
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk 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
Samoa recorded 1,579 tonnes for milk production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production in Samoa peaked at 1,971 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 500 tonnes, in 1966.
That places Samoa 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 700 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 703 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 703 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,125 tonnes | +60.0% |
| 1965 | 1,055 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 500 tonnes | -52.6% |
| 1967 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 600 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 586 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 620 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 600 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 800 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 1,000 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,100 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 1,300 tonnes | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 1,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,200 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 1,250 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 1,200 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1,250 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 1,300 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1,241 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1,242 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,243 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,350 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 1,450 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1,500 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1,301 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 1,301 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,329 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,356 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,357 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,358 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,359 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,360 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,583 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 1,500 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1,480 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,485 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,485 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,817 tonnes | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 1,971 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 1,811 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 1,751 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,673 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,547 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 1,649 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 1,617 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,586 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,571 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,579 tonnes | +0.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,579 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542,686 tonnes, 0% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,579 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29,145 tonnes, 5% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk 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 | +60.0% | 703 tonnes | 1,125 tonnes |
| 1966 | -52.6% | 1,055 tonnes | 500 tonnes |
| 1979 | +33.3% | 600 tonnes | 800 tonnes |
| 1987 | +30.0% | 1,000 tonnes | 1,300 tonnes |
| 1980 | +25.0% | 800 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 698.44 tonnes | 500 tonnes | 1,125 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 600.6 tonnes | 500 tonnes | 800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,100 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 1,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,273 tonnes | 1,200 tonnes | 1,450 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,380 tonnes | 1,301 tonnes | 1,583 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,652 tonnes | 1,480 tonnes | 1,971 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,600 tonnes | 1,571 tonnes | 1,649 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 175 Bahamas 2,066 tonnes compare
- 176 Martinique 1,969 tonnes compare
- 177 Trinidad and Tobago 1,720 tonnes compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 1,031 tonnes compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 824.43 tonnes compare
- 181 French Polynesia 648.81 tonnes compare
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 milk production in Samoa?
- Milk production in Samoa was 1,579 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 milk production recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,971 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest milk production recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 tonnes in 1966.
- How does Samoa rank for milk production?
- Samoa ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Milk production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.