Waste — Emissions in Samoa

Samoa: Waste — Emissions was 1.05 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.05 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
209th
of 232 countries
All-time high
1.05 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.597 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Samoa, 1961–2023

00.250.50.751196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in Samoa stood at 1.05 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Samoa peaked at 1.05 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.597 kt, in 1961.

Samoa ranks 209th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Samoa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.597 kt —
1962 0.615 kt +3.0%
1963 0.633 kt +2.9%
1964 0.651 kt +2.8%
1965 0.668 kt +2.6%
1966 0.685 kt +2.5%
1967 0.701 kt +2.3%
1968 0.715 kt +2.0%
1969 0.728 kt +1.8%
1970 0.713 kt -2.1%
1971 0.736 kt +3.2%
1972 0.745 kt +1.2%
1973 0.753 kt +1.1%
1974 0.76 kt +0.9%
1975 0.766 kt +0.8%
1976 0.771 kt +0.7%
1977 0.776 kt +0.6%
1978 0.78 kt +0.5%
1979 0.784 kt +0.5%
1980 0.789 kt +0.6%
1981 0.794 kt +0.6%
1982 0.8 kt +0.8%
1983 0.806 kt +0.8%
1984 0.812 kt +0.7%
1985 0.817 kt +0.6%
1986 0.82 kt +0.4%
1987 0.824 kt +0.5%
1988 0.827 kt +0.4%
1989 0.831 kt +0.5%
1990 0.836 kt +0.6%
1991 0.84 kt +0.5%
1992 0.846 kt +0.7%
1993 0.855 kt +1.1%
1994 0.862 kt +0.8%
1995 0.87 kt +0.9%
1996 0.878 kt +0.9%
1997 0.883 kt +0.6%
1998 0.888 kt +0.6%
1999 0.892 kt +0.5%
2000 0.899 kt +0.8%
2001 0.908 kt +1.0%
2002 0.915 kt +0.8%
2003 0.921 kt +0.7%
2004 0.928 kt +0.8%
2005 0.934 kt +0.6%
2006 0.94 kt +0.6%
2007 0.947 kt +0.7%
2008 0.953 kt +0.6%
2009 0.956 kt +0.3%
2010 0.963 kt +0.7%
2011 0.972 kt +0.9%
2012 0.979 kt +0.7%
2013 0.986 kt +0.7%
2014 0.992 kt +0.6%
2015 1 kt +0.8%
2016 1.01 kt +1.0%
2017 1.02 kt +1.0%
2018 1.02 kt +0.0%
2019 1.03 kt +1.0%
2020 1.03 kt +0.0%
2021 1.04 kt +1.0%
2022 1.05 kt +1.0%
2023 1.05 kt +0.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 1.05 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.4 kt, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 1.05 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19 kt, 6% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6659 kt 0.597 kt 0.728 kt 9
1970s 0.7584 kt 0.713 kt 0.784 kt 10
1980s 0.812 kt 0.789 kt 0.831 kt 10
1990s 0.865 kt 0.836 kt 0.892 kt 10
2000s 0.9301 kt 0.899 kt 0.956 kt 10
2010s 0.9972 kt 0.963 kt 1.03 kt 10
2020s 1.04 kt 1.03 kt 1.05 kt 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 206 Micronesia 1.17 kt compare
  2. 207 Saint Lucia 1.11 kt compare
  3. 208 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.07 kt compare
  4. 210 Dominica 0.924 kt compare
  5. 211 Sao Tome and Principe 0.904 kt compare
  6. 212 Kiribati 0.74 kt compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Samoa?
Waste — emissions in Samoa was 1.05 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.597 kt in 1961.
How does Samoa rank for waste — emissions?
Samoa ranks 209th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf