Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Samoa
Samoa: Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity was 215 t in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Samoa, 1998–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Samoa is 215 t, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 975.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Samoa peaked at 307 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20 t, in 2007.
Samoa ranks 134th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 81 t | — |
| 1999 | 37 t | -54.3% |
| 2000 | 45 t | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 45 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 128 t | +184.4% |
| 2004 | 295 t | +130.5% |
| 2005 | 295 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 295 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 t | -93.2% |
| 2009 | 129 t | +545.0% |
| 2010 | 116 t | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 138 t | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 169 t | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 200 t | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 214 t | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 307 t | +43.5% |
| 2016 | 292 t | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 258 t | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 215 t | -16.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 215 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,614 t, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 215 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,692 t, 13% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FAO — Newsprint — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +545.0% | 20 t | 129 t |
| 2003 | +184.4% | 45 t | 128 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59 t | 37 t | 81 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 144.11 t | 20 t | 295 t | 9 |
| 2010s | 212.11 t | 116 t | 307 t | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 131 Benin 343 t compare
- 132 Belize 325 t compare
- 133 Bahrain 223 t compare
- 135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 214 t compare
- 136 Solomon Islands 211 t compare
- 137 Sierra Leone 139 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 total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Samoa?
- Total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Samoa was 215 t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fao — newsprint — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 307 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fao — newsprint — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 t in 2007.
- How does Samoa rank for total fao — newsprint — import quantity?
- Samoa ranks 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 975.0%. 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 Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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