Number of people affected by disaster in Samoa
Samoa: Number of people affected by disaster was 19,794 in 2023. β Volatile
Latest (2023)
19,794
Change on year
up 19.2%
World rank
50th
of 122 countries
All-time high
19,794
in 2023
All-time low
15
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019β2023
Number of people affected by disaster in Samoa, 2019β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people affected by disaster in Samoa stood at 19,794. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 247.3% over five years.
That places Samoa 50th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,700 | 5,700 | 5,700 | 1 |
| 2020s | 9,153 | 15 | 19,794 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 47 Costa Rica 26,454 compare
- 48 Haiti 23,216
- 49 Solomon Islands 20,080
- 51 Czech Republic 19,082 compare
- 52 Tunisia 18,747
- 53 Uruguay 18,651 compare
More climate change data for Samoa
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions (CO2eq) 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people affected by disaster in Samoa?
- Number of people affected by disaster in Samoa was 19,794 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people affected by disaster recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19,794 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people affected by disaster recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for number of people affected by disaster?
- Samoa ranks 50th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people affected by disaster (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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