People displaced internally by natural disasters in Samoa
Samoa: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 14 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Samoa, 2009–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 14 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Samoa peaked at 7,700 number of cases in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14 number of cases, in 2022.
Samoa ranks 141st of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,300 number of cases | — |
| 2012 | 7,700 number of cases | +45.3% |
| 2014 | 86 number of cases | -98.9% |
| 2015 | 960 number of cases | +1016.3% |
| 2016 | 63 number of cases | -93.4% |
| 2018 | 330 number of cases | +423.8% |
| 2020 | 55 number of cases | -83.3% |
| 2022 | 14 number of cases | -74.5% |
| 2023 | 14 number of cases | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 14 number of cases is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,000 number of cases, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 14 number of cases is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,600 number of cases, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,300 number of cases | 5,300 number of cases | 5,300 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,828 number of cases | 63 number of cases | 7,700 number of cases | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.67 number of cases | 14 number of cases | 55 number of cases | 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 people displaced internally by natural disasters in Samoa?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Samoa was 14 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,700 number of cases in 2012.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 number of cases in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Samoa ranks 141st out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.