Waste — Emissions Share in Samoa
Samoa: Waste — Emissions Share was 19.09 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Samoa stood at 19.09 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Samoa peaked at 21.89 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.2 %, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 128th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.01 % | — |
| 1991 | 15.11 % | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 15.6 % | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 15.42 % | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 15.32 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.76 % | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 15.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15.84 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.51 % | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 15.74 % | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 15.84 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.82 % | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 14.91 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.84 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.79 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.87 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.95 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.71 % | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 16.06 % | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 15.58 % | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.61 % | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 13.94 % | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 13.98 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.81 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.85 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.2 % | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 14.57 % | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 15.56 % | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 17.08 % | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7 % | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 21.89 % | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 17.76 % | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 18.68 % | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 19.09 % | +2.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 19.09 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 19.09 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.9 %, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.51 % | 15.01 % | 15.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.24 % | 14.79 % | 16.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.03 % | 13.2 % | 19.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.36 % | 17.76 % | 21.89 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More climate change data for Samoa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18,792 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Samoa?
- Waste — emissions share in Samoa was 19.09 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.89 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 % in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for waste — emissions share?
- Samoa ranks 128th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.