Recovered paper — Import quantity in Samoa
Samoa: Recovered paper — Import quantity was 24 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Recovered paper — Import quantity in Samoa, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, recovered paper — import quantity in Samoa stood at 24 t.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — import quantity in Samoa peaked at 289 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13 t, in 2004.
Samoa ranks 168th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Import quantity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 55 t | — |
| 1993 | 57 t | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 16 t | -71.9% |
| 1995 | 77 t | +381.2% |
| 1996 | 28 t | -63.6% |
| 1997 | 28 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 39 t | +39.3% |
| 1999 | 25 t | -35.9% |
| 2000 | 20 t | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 t | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 13 t | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28 t | +115.4% |
| 2014 | 28 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 289 t | +932.1% |
| 2018 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 289 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24 t | -91.7% |
| 2023 | 24 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24 t | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 24 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 539.5 t, 4% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 24 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32 t, 75% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.62 t | 16 t | 77 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.5 t | 13 t | 20 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.8 t | 13 t | 289 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 130 t | 24 t | 289 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 166 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 25 t compare
- 166 Georgia 25 t compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 20 t compare
- 169 Micronesia 20 t compare
- 171 Greenland 19 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 recovered paper — import quantity in Samoa?
- Recovered paper — import quantity in Samoa was 24 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest recovered paper — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 289 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 t in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for recovered paper — import quantity?
- Samoa ranks 168th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — import quantity rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Recovered paper — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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