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
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 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.09 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.54, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.09 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.44, 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% | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 2002 | +66.7% | 0.03 | 0.05 |
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
- 165 Costa Rica 0.09 compare
- 165 Cyprus 0.09 compare
- 165 Ghana 0.09 compare
- 165 South Sudan 0.09 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 0.09 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 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 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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