Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa
Samoa: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.09
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.09
in 2005
All-time low
0.01
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.09 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa peaked at 0.09 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 164th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.065 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.075 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 164 Costa Rica 0.09 compare
- 164 Cyprus 0.09 compare
- 164 Ghana 0.09 compare
- 164 South Sudan 0.09 compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 9.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 16.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 24.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 188.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 44.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 20.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa was 0.09 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Samoa ranks 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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