Milk production in Samoa
Samoa: Milk production was 1,579 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 177th out of 191 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.
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
- 174 Bahamas 2,066 tonnes compare
- 176 Trinidad and Tobago 1,720 tonnes compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 1,031 tonnes compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 824.43 tonnes compare
- 180 French Polynesia 648.81 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1251 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2414 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2407 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4124 °C (2025)
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 177th out of 191 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.