Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Samoa
Samoa: Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Samoa, 2005–2022
Source: UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Samoa stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 99.3% on the previous year and down 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Samoa peaked at 8.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places Samoa 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -97.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +1666.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -71.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +62.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -88.5% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +1290.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -93.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +1190.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -39.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +75.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -33.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -93.4% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +9516.7% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +50.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -99.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 11% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +9516.7% | 0.1% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | +1666.7% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
| 2012 | +1290.9% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| 2015 | +1190.0% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 0.1% | 8.7% | 3 |
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 chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Samoa?
- Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Samoa was 0.1% in 2022, according to UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average?
- Samoa ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing (%).