Long run air pollution in Samoa
Samoa: Long run air pollution was 1,763 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1,763
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
199th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,234
in 2005
All-time low
1.13
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Samoa, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1,763 for long run air pollution in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Samoa peaked at 2,234 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 1750.
Samoa ranks 199th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1.13 | — |
| 1751 | 1.14 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 1.15 | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 1.15 | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 1.16 | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 1.16 | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 1.17 | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 1.18 | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 1.18 | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 1.19 | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 1.19 | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 1.2 | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 1.21 | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 1.21 | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 1.22 | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 1.23 | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 1.23 | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 1.24 | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 1.24 | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 1.25 | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 1.26 | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 1.26 | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 1.27 | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 1.28 | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 1.28 | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 1.29 | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 1.3 | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 1.3 | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 1.31 | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 1.32 | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 1.32 | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 1.33 | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 1.34 | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 1.34 | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 1.35 | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 1.36 | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 1.36 | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 1.37 | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 1.38 | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 1.38 | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 1.39 | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 1.4 | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 1.41 | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 1.41 | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 1.42 | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 1.43 | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 1.44 | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 1.44 | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 1.45 | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 1.46 | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 1.46 | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 1.48 | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 1.49 | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 1.5 | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 1.51 | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 1.52 | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 1.53 | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 1.54 | +0.8% |
| 1808 | 1.56 | +0.8% |
| 1809 | 1.57 | +0.8% |
| 1810 | 1.58 | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 1.59 | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 1.6 | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 1.62 | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 1.63 | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 1.64 | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 1.66 | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 1.67 | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 1.68 | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 1.69 | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 1.71 | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 1.72 | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 1.73 | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 1.75 | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 1.76 | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 1.78 | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 1.79 | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 1.8 | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 1.82 | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 1.83 | +0.8% |
| 1830 | 1.84 | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 1.86 | +0.8% |
| 1832 | 1.87 | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 1.89 | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 1.9 | +0.8% |
| 1835 | 1.92 | +0.8% |
| 1836 | 1.93 | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 1.95 | +0.8% |
| 1838 | 1.96 | +0.8% |
| 1839 | 1.98 | +0.8% |
| 1840 | 1.99 | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 2.01 | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 2.02 | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 2.04 | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 2.05 | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 2.07 | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 2.08 | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 2.1 | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 2.12 | +0.8% |
| 1849 | 2.13 | +0.8% |
| 1850 | 2.15 | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 2.18 | +1.5% |
| 1852 | 2.21 | +1.5% |
| 1853 | 2.25 | +1.5% |
| 1854 | 2.28 | +1.5% |
| 1855 | 2.32 | +1.5% |
| 1856 | 2.35 | +1.6% |
| 1857 | 2.39 | +1.6% |
| 1858 | 2.43 | +1.6% |
| 1859 | 2.47 | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 2.51 | +1.6% |
| 1861 | 2.57 | +2.5% |
| 1862 | 2.63 | +2.5% |
| 1863 | 2.7 | +2.4% |
| 1864 | 2.76 | +2.4% |
| 1865 | 2.83 | +2.4% |
| 1866 | 2.9 | +2.4% |
| 1867 | 2.97 | +2.4% |
| 1868 | 3.04 | +2.4% |
| 1869 | 3.11 | +2.4% |
| 1870 | 3.19 | +2.4% |
| 1871 | 3.27 | +2.5% |
| 1872 | 3.35 | +2.5% |
| 1873 | 3.43 | +2.5% |
| 1874 | 3.51 | +2.5% |
| 1875 | 3.6 | +2.4% |
| 1876 | 3.69 | +2.4% |
| 1877 | 3.78 | +2.4% |
| 1878 | 3.87 | +2.4% |
| 1879 | 3.96 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | 4.06 | +2.4% |
| 1881 | 4.1 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 4.22 | +2.9% |
| 1883 | 4.34 | +2.9% |
| 1884 | 4.47 | +2.9% |
| 1885 | 4.6 | +3.0% |
| 1886 | 4.74 | +3.0% |
| 1887 | 4.88 | +3.0% |
| 1888 | 5.03 | +3.1% |
| 1889 | 5.18 | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 5.34 | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 5.42 | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 5.51 | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 5.59 | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 5.67 | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 5.76 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 5.85 | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 5.95 | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 6.05 | +1.6% |
| 1899 | 6.14 | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 6.24 | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 6.19 | -0.9% |
| 1902 | 6.18 | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 6.16 | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 6.14 | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 6.11 | -0.5% |
| 1906 | 6.08 | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 6.03 | -0.7% |
| 1908 | 5.98 | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 5.92 | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 5.86 | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 6.15 | +5.0% |
| 1912 | 6.45 | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 6.75 | +4.7% |
| 1914 | 7.06 | +4.6% |
| 1915 | 7.38 | +4.5% |
| 1916 | 7.7 | +4.4% |
| 1917 | 8.03 | +4.3% |
| 1918 | 8.36 | +4.2% |
| 1919 | 8.7 | +4.1% |
| 1920 | 9.05 | +4.0% |
| 1921 | 9.47 | +4.6% |
| 1922 | 9.85 | +4.1% |
| 1923 | 10.28 | +4.4% |
| 1924 | 10.69 | +4.0% |
| 1925 | 11.3 | +5.6% |
| 1926 | 11.77 | +4.2% |
| 1927 | 12.25 | +4.1% |
| 1928 | 12.71 | +3.8% |
| 1929 | 13.09 | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 13.47 | +2.9% |
| 1931 | 14.1 | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 14.55 | +3.2% |
| 1933 | 15.02 | +3.3% |
| 1934 | 15.49 | +3.1% |
| 1935 | 15.95 | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 16.57 | +3.9% |
| 1937 | 17.18 | +3.6% |
| 1938 | 17.76 | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 18.33 | +3.2% |
| 1940 | 18.88 | +3.0% |
| 1941 | 19.63 | +4.0% |
| 1942 | 20.3 | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 21.02 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | 21.77 | +3.6% |
| 1945 | 22.39 | +2.9% |
| 1946 | 23.25 | +3.9% |
| 1947 | 23.75 | +2.1% |
| 1948 | 24.21 | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 24.82 | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 50.64 | +104.0% |
| 1951 | 51.85 | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 77.23 | +48.9% |
| 1953 | 77.6 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 101.58 | +30.9% |
| 1955 | 101.38 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 101.28 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 123.89 | +22.3% |
| 1958 | 101.75 | -17.9% |
| 1959 | 123.91 | +21.8% |
| 1960 | 123.87 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 147.03 | +18.7% |
| 1962 | 147.88 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 169.19 | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 190.02 | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 210.59 | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 192.08 | -8.8% |
| 1967 | 193.55 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 213.8 | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 214.72 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 215.82 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 255.22 | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 279.31 | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 281.19 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 286.55 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 444.82 | +55.2% |
| 1976 | 385.06 | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 703.26 | +82.6% |
| 1978 | 804.05 | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 748.87 | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 765.89 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 802.66 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 921.48 | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 929.21 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1,107 | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 1,023 | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 1,090 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 1,061 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 1,063 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1,076 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,228 | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 1,240 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1,372 | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 1,457 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 1,449 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,509 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1,503 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,506 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,584 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,565 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,866 | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 1,998 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 2,089 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 2,173 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2,191 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,234 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2,171 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2,108 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 2,026 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1,938 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1,962 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2,022 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,933 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,911 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,032 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 2,049 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,035 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,923 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2,008 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,935 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,693 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1,742 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,763 | +1.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,763 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,763 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +104.0% | 24.82 | 50.64 |
| 1977 | +82.6% | 385.06 | 703.26 |
| 1975 | +55.2% | 286.55 | 444.82 |
| 1952 | +48.9% | 51.85 | 77.23 |
| 1954 | +30.9% | 77.6 | 101.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.16 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1760s | 1.22 | 1.19 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1770s | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1780s | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1790s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1800s | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.77 | 1.71 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.91 | 1.84 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.06 | 1.99 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.3 | 2.15 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.8 | 2.51 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.56 | 3.19 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.56 | 4.06 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.73 | 5.34 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.1 | 5.92 | 6.24 | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.24 | 5.86 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.05 | 9.05 | 13.09 | 10 |
| 1930s | 15.84 | 13.47 | 18.33 | 10 |
| 1940s | 22 | 18.88 | 24.82 | 10 |
| 1950s | 91.11 | 50.64 | 123.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 180.27 | 123.87 | 214.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 440.42 | 215.82 | 804.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 983.95 | 765.89 | 1,107 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,441 | 1,228 | 1,584 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,079 | 1,866 | 2,234 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,981 | 1,911 | 2,049 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,733 | 1,693 | 1,763 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 196 British Virgin Islands 2,095 compare
- 197 Dominica 1,910 compare
- 198 Solomon Islands 1,764 compare
- 200 Vanuatu 1,502 compare
- 201 United States Virgin Islands 1,383 compare
- 202 Tonga 1,092 compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0241 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Samoa?
- Long run air pollution in Samoa was 1,763 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,234 in 2005.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 1750.
- How does Samoa rank for long run air pollution?
- Samoa ranks 199th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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