Share of plastic waste exports in Samoa
Samoa: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Samoa, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of plastic waste exports in Samoa is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 244.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Samoa peaked at 0.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Samoa ranks 133rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of plastic waste exports in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +21498.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -44.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -89.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -96.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +85478.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 2% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 130 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 131 Madagascar 0.0% compare
- 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 134 Niger 0.0% compare
- 135 Nepal 0.0% compare
- 136 Brunei 0.0% 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 share of plastic waste exports in Samoa?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Samoa was 0.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Samoa ranks 133rd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.