Dietary composition by country in Samoa
Samoa: Dietary composition by country was 29.98 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Dietary composition by country in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dietary composition by country in Samoa is 29.98, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary composition by country in Samoa peaked at 48.06 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 47th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dietary composition by country in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0.9922 | — |
| 1966 | 0.9993 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.01 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.02 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 2.04 | +99.7% |
| 1971 | 3.05 | +49.9% |
| 1972 | 5.08 | +66.6% |
| 1973 | 7.12 | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 5.02 | -29.5% |
| 1975 | 7.88 | +57.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9674 | -87.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9577 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9542 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.9 | +99.4% |
| 1980 | 1.9 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.88 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.943 | -49.9% |
| 1983 | 1.9 | +101.0% |
| 1984 | 1.91 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 1.93 | — |
| 1987 | 0.9602 | -50.2% |
| 1988 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 3.86 | — |
| 1991 | 2.9 | -24.7% |
| 1992 | 2.92 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.72 | +232.5% |
| 1994 | 12.69 | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 11.68 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 12.62 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 11.62 | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 12.57 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 14.48 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 12.52 | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 8.65 | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 12.47 | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 14.4 | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 27.87 | +93.6% |
| 2005 | 21.18 | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 18.32 | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 14.46 | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 16.36 | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 14.49 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 31.96 | +120.6% |
| 2011 | 28.48 | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 29.04 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 28.68 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.76 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 30.83 | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 33.38 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 38.44 | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 47.52 | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 33.64 | -29.2% |
| 2020 | 48.06 | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 19.08 | -60.3% |
| 2022 | 28.7 | +50.4% |
| 2023 | 29.98 | +4.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 29.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.84, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 29.98 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.61, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dietary composition by country 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +232.5% | 2.92 | 9.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5586 | 0 | 1.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.5 | 0.9542 | 7.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 | 0 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.51 | 2.9 | 14.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.07 | 8.65 | 27.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.77 | 25.76 | 47.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.45 | 19.08 | 48.06 | 4 |
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 dietary composition by country in Samoa?
- Dietary composition by country in Samoa was 29.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dietary composition by country recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 48.06 in 2020.
- What is the lowest dietary composition by country recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for dietary composition by country?
- Samoa ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary composition by country rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dietary composition by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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