Number of tsunamis in Samoa
Samoa: Number of tsunamis was 1 in 2009. ▬ Flat
Latest (2009)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1
in 1907
All-time low
1
in 1907
Years of data
8
1907–2009
Number of tsunamis in Samoa, 1907–2009
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2009, number of tsunamis in Samoa stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tsunamis in Samoa peaked at 1 in 1907 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1907.
Samoa ranks 12th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of tsunamis in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 1 | — |
| 1917 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 12 Algeria 1 compare
- 12 Antarctica 1 compare
- 12 Australia 1 compare
- 12 Canada 1 compare
- 12 Chile 1 compare
- 12 China 1 compare
- 12 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 12 El Salvador 1 compare
- 12 Greece 1 compare
- 12 Guadeloupe 1 compare
- 12 Haiti 1 compare
- 12 Iceland 1 compare
- 12 India 1 compare
- 12 Norway 1 compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 12 Peru 1 compare
- 12 Philippines 1 compare
- 12 Russia 1 compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 1 compare
- 12 South Korea 1 compare
- 12 Spain 1 compare
- 12 Taiwan 1 compare
- 12 Turkey 1 compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 compare
- 12 Vanuatu 1 compare
- 12 Venezuela 1 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 number of tsunamis in Samoa?
- Number of tsunamis in Samoa was 1 in 2009, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tsunamis recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1907.
- What is the lowest number of tsunamis recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1907.
- How does Samoa rank for number of tsunamis?
- Samoa ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2009.
- Is number of tsunamis rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tsunamis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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