Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa
Samoa: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 54.15 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
54.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
54.15
in 2000
All-time low
54.15
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 54.15 for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa peaked at 54.15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.15, in 2000.
That places Samoa 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.15 | 54.15 | 54.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.15 | 54.15 | 54.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.15 | 54.15 | 54.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 69 Saint Helena 54.81 compare
- 70 Norfolk Island 54.38 compare
- 71 French Guiana 54.25 compare
- 73 Tanzania 54.05 compare
- 74 Uruguay 53.79 compare
- 75 Cook Islands 52.15 compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 12.97 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 6.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 64.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 31.71 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.85 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.2 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 15.47 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa was 54.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 54.15 in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.15 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Samoa ranks 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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