Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa
Samoa: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.1% 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 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 165th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +66.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 165 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 165 Cyprus 0.1% compare
- 165 Ghana 0.1% compare
- 165 South Sudan 0.1% 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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Samoa was 0.1% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Samoa ranks 165th out of 208 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 UN Environment Programme – processed by 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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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).