Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Samoa
Samoa: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity was 398 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Samoa, 1982–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 398 t for printing and writing papers — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 31.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity in Samoa peaked at 1,100 t in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1996.
Samoa ranks 213th of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 100 t | — |
| 1983 | 1,100 t | +1000.0% |
| 1984 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 t | -90.9% |
| 1986 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 126 t | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 157 t | +24.6% |
| 1989 | 138 t | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 117 t | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 117 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 117 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 61 t | -47.9% |
| 1994 | 96 t | +57.4% |
| 1995 | 12 t | -87.5% |
| 1996 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 148 t | — |
| 1999 | 159 t | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 116 t | -27.0% |
| 2001 | 119 t | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 20 t | -83.2% |
| 2003 | 479 t | +2295.0% |
| 2004 | 1,039 t | +116.9% |
| 2005 | 1,039 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 230 t | -77.9% |
| 2007 | 238 t | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 209 t | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 191 t | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 306 t | +60.2% |
| 2011 | 457 t | +49.3% |
| 2012 | 306 t | -33.0% |
| 2013 | 497 t | +62.4% |
| 2014 | 441 t | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 276 t | -37.4% |
| 2016 | 825 t | +198.9% |
| 2017 | 442 t | -46.4% |
| 2018 | 588 t | +33.0% |
| 2019 | 354 t | -39.8% |
| 2020 | 1,050 t | +196.6% |
| 2021 | 332 t | -68.4% |
| 2022 | 108 t | -67.5% |
| 2023 | 303 t | +180.6% |
| 2024 | 398 t | +31.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 398 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,775 t, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 398 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,265 t, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +2295.0% | 20 t | 479 t |
| 1983 | +1000.0% | 100 t | 1,100 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 365.12 t | 100 t | 1,100 t | 8 |
| 1990s | 82.7 t | 0 t | 159 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 368 t | 20 t | 1,039 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 449.2 t | 276 t | 825 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 438.2 t | 108 t | 1,050 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 210 Guadeloupe 417 t compare
- 211 Belize 409 t compare
- 212 Martinique 400 t compare
- 214 Equatorial Guinea 390 t compare
- 215 Burundi 386 t compare
- 216 Gibraltar 377 t compare
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 printing and writing papers — import quantity in Samoa?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity in Samoa was 398 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,100 t in 1983.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1996.
- How does Samoa rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
- Samoa ranks 213th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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