How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.79 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
50th
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.98 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0.212 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.212 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Samoa 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.212 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.2473 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2473 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2473 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2473 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.318 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1971 | 0.318 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.318 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.318 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.318 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3534 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3887 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4417 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3852 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6678 metric tons per square kilometre | +73.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7032 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 1982 | 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1983 | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8834 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1989 | 0.894 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5318 metric tons per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5636 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8608 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7018 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9155 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 1.45 metric tons per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 1.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 2.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +78.4% |
| 1998 | 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 3.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2003 | 3.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 3.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2007 | 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 4.91 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.69 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.54 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.05 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 4.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.98 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.66 metric tons per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 3.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.91 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 3.51 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 4.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 3.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 3.45 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2403 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.212 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2473 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.3827 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.318 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6678 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7032 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5318 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.54 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 47 Myanmar 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 48 Uganda 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 49 French Polynesia 4 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 51 Ireland 3.78 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 52 United Kingdom 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 53 Brunei 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Samoa?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Samoa was 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 metric tons per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.212 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Samoa rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.