Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Samoa
Samoa: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 39.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
39.2%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
46th
of 134 countries
All-time high
39.6%
in 2018
All-time low
33.8%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Samoa, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Samoa is 39.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over five years.
Samoa ranks 46th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.8% | — |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.9% | 33.8% | 39.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 38.1% | 39.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 78 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 109 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 49.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 31.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Samoa?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Samoa was 39.2% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Samoa ranks 46th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the ocean (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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