Urban area long term, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0001 units per person for urban area long term, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1966.
Samoa ranks 139th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 59% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 84% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
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 urban area long term, per capita in Samoa?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Samoa was 0.0001 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1966.
- How does Samoa rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.