Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Samoa
Samoa: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 78 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Samoa, 1968–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Samoa is 78 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 23.8% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 307 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1987.
That places Samoa 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 200 t | — |
| 1969 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 55 t | — |
| 1994 | 140 t | +154.5% |
| 1995 | 83 t | -40.7% |
| 1996 | 100 t | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81 t | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 37 t | -54.3% |
| 2000 | 45 t | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 45 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 128 t | +184.4% |
| 2004 | 295 t | +130.5% |
| 2005 | 295 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 42 t | -85.8% |
| 2007 | 20 t | -52.4% |
| 2008 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 129 t | +545.0% |
| 2010 | 116 t | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 138 t | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 169 t | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 200 t | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 214 t | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 307 t | +43.5% |
| 2016 | 292 t | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 258 t | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 215 t | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 143 t | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 8 t | -94.4% |
| 2021 | 130 t | +1525.0% |
| 2022 | 47 t | -63.8% |
| 2023 | 63 t | +34.0% |
| 2024 | 78 t | +23.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 78 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,505 t, 5% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 78 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 616 t, 13% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1525.0% | 8 t | 130 t |
| 2009 | +545.0% | 20 t | 129 t |
| 2003 | +184.4% | 45 t | 128 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 200 t | 200 t | 200 t | 2 |
| 1970s | 200 t | 200 t | 200 t | 4 |
| 1980s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.14 t | 37 t | 140 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 106.4 t | 20 t | 295 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 205.2 t | 116 t | 307 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2 t | 8 t | 130 t | 5 |
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 newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Samoa?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Samoa was 78 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 307 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1987.
- How does Samoa rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import quantity with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Newsprint — Import quantity with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.