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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.5216 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.097 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0288 Mt CO2e (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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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.