Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Samoa
Samoa: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 508 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
508
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
79th
of 134 countries
All-time high
508
in 2021
All-time low
384
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
Samoa recorded 508 for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 32.3% over five years.
Samoa ranks 79th 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 | 384 | — |
| 2018 | 471 | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 424 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 483 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 508 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 426.33 | 384 | 471 | 3 |
| 2020s | 495.5 | 483 | 508 | 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7823 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.7346 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 77.01 % 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 508 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 508 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 384 in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Samoa ranks 79th 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 (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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