Samoa vs Uganda: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Samoa
3.79 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
4.22 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
50th
Uganda rank
48th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • Uganda
012345196519942023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre against 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.43 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Uganda ahead.

Samoa ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 48th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2403 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4934 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2531 metric tons per square kilometre Uganda
1970s 0.3827 metric tons per square kilometre 0.867 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4843 metric tons per square kilometre Uganda
1980s 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9368 metric tons per square kilometre 0.179 metric tons per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4484 metric tons per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre 1.78 metric tons per square kilometre 2.15 metric tons per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre 2.69 metric tons per square kilometre 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 3.53 metric tons per square kilometre 3.58 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0451 metric tons per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Samoa or Uganda?
Uganda, at 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre against 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Samoa and Uganda?
0.43 metric tons per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uganda?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Uganda rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.