How have things changed?, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0372 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0372 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 23.6%
World rank
44th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0747 metric tons per person
in 2007
All-time low
0.0047 metric tons per person
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Samoa, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Samoa is 0.0372 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0747 metric tons per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 metric tons per person, in 1965.
That places Samoa 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | +26.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.006 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | +71.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0121 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0187 metric tons per person | +54.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0241 metric tons per person | +29.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0229 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0223 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0218 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0191 metric tons per person | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0183 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0149 metric tons per person | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 0.015 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | -40.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | +51.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 0.015 metric tons per person | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0235 metric tons per person | +56.7% |
| 1996 | 0.025 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0443 metric tons per person | +76.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0523 metric tons per person | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0475 metric tons per person | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0473 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.047 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.059 metric tons per person | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0523 metric tons per person | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0533 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0526 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0662 metric tons per person | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0747 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0731 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0694 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0665 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0588 metric tons per person | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0609 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0568 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0377 metric tons per person | -33.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0432 metric tons per person | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0433 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0529 metric tons per person | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 0.047 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0533 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.047 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0429 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0446 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0487 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0372 metric tons per person | -23.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0372 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 3.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0372 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 0.0047 metric tons per person | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0071 metric tons per person | 0.006 metric tons per person | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0189 metric tons per person | 0.0121 metric tons per person | 0.0241 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0252 metric tons per person | 0.0089 metric tons per person | 0.0523 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0595 metric tons per person | 0.047 metric tons per person | 0.0747 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.052 metric tons per person | 0.0377 metric tons per person | 0.0665 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0441 metric tons per person | 0.0372 metric tons per person | 0.0487 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 41 Brunei 0.0382 metric tons per person compare
- 42 Morocco 0.0376 metric tons per person compare
- 43 Russia 0.0373 metric tons per person compare
- 45 Thailand 0.037 metric tons per person compare
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0352 metric tons per person compare
- 47 Malta 0.0347 metric tons per person 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 how have things changed?, per capita in Samoa?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Samoa was 0.0372 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0747 metric tons per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Samoa rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.