Municipal waste collected in Samoa
Samoa: Municipal waste collected was 15,450 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
15,450
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
107th
of 108 countries
All-time high
15,450
in 2017
All-time low
5,067
in 2015
Years of data
5
2013–2017
Municipal waste collected in Samoa, 2013–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2017, municipal waste collected in Samoa stood at 15,450. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 199.7% over five years.
Samoa ranks 107th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Municipal waste collected in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5,155 | — |
| 2014 | 8,804 | +70.8% |
| 2015 | 5,067 | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 13,950 | +175.3% |
| 2017 | 15,450 | +10.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 15,450 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 15,450 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.33 million, 1% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Samoa?
- Municipal waste collected in Samoa was 15,450 in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15,450 in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,067 in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for municipal waste collected?
- Samoa ranks 107th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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