Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Samoa

Samoa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0119 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0119 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
123rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.012 kt per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0062 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.0119 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.012 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Samoa ranks 123rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0062 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0064 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1963 0.0066 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1964 0.0068 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1965 0.0069 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1966 0.0071 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1967 0.0073 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1968 0.0075 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1969 0.0076 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
1970 0.0075 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
1971 0.0077 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1972 0.0078 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1973 0.0079 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1974 0.008 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1975 0.0081 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1976 0.0081 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1977 0.0082 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1978 0.0082 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1979 0.0083 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1980 0.0083 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1981 0.0084 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1982 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1983 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1984 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1985 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1986 0.0087 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1987 0.0088 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1988 0.0088 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1989 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1990 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1991 0.009 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1992 0.009 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1993 0.0091 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1994 0.0092 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1995 0.0093 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1996 0.0094 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1997 0.0094 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1998 0.0095 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1999 0.0096 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2000 0.011 kt per square kilometre +14.5%
2001 0.0107 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2002 0.0108 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2003 0.0109 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
2004 0.011 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2005 0.011 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2006 0.011 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2007 0.011 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2008 0.0111 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2009 0.0111 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2010 0.0111 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2011 0.0112 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2012 0.0113 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2013 0.0113 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2014 0.0113 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2015 0.0114 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2016 0.0115 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2017 0.0117 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
2018 0.0117 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2019 0.0118 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2020 0.0118 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2021 0.0119 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2022 0.012 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2023 0.0119 kt per square kilometre -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0069 kt per square kilometre 0.0062 kt per square kilometre 0.0076 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.008 kt per square kilometre 0.0075 kt per square kilometre 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0092 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0096 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0109 kt per square kilometre 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0111 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0114 kt per square kilometre 0.0111 kt per square kilometre 0.0118 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0119 kt per square kilometre 0.0118 kt per square kilometre 0.012 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 120 Equatorial Guinea 0.0124 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 121 Guinea-Bissau 0.0122 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 122 Ethiopia 0.0122 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 124 Tajikistan 0.0119 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 125 Nicaragua 0.0117 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 126 Liechtenstein 0.0116 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Samoa?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0119 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.012 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Samoa rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.