Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Samoa
Samoa: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 1 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Samoa, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood chips and particles — import quantity in Samoa is 1 m3, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Samoa peaked at 600 m3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 m3, in 2022.
That places Samoa 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33 m3 | — |
| 2005 | 33 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 m3 | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 40 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 m3 | -55.0% |
| 2012 | 600 m3 | +3233.3% |
| 2013 | 579 m3 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 317 m3 | -45.3% |
| 2015 | 477 m3 | +50.5% |
| 2016 | 421 m3 | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 27 m3 | -93.6% |
| 2018 | 2 m3 | -92.6% |
| 2019 | 214 m3 | +10600.0% |
| 2020 | 214 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 214 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 m3 | -99.5% |
| 2023 | 1 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 m3 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1 m3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84 m3, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 144 m3, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +10600.0% | 2 m3 | 214 m3 |
| 2012 | +3233.3% | 18 m3 | 600 m3 |
| 2022 | -99.5% | 214 m3 | 1 m3 |
| 2017 | -93.6% | 421 m3 | 27 m3 |
| 2018 | -92.6% | 27 m3 | 2 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.33 m3 | 33 m3 | 40 m3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 269.5 m3 | 2 m3 | 600 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2 m3 | 1 m3 | 214 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 169 Belize 1 m3 compare
- 169 Benin 1 m3 compare
- 169 British Virgin Islands 1 m3 compare
- 169 Cook Islands 1 m3 compare
- 169 French Polynesia 1 m3 compare
- 169 Gambia 1 m3 compare
- 169 Madagascar 1 m3 compare
- 169 New Caledonia 1 m3 compare
- 169 Rwanda 1 m3 compare
- 169 Suriname 1 m3 compare
- 169 Tonga 1 m3 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 wood chips and particles — import quantity in Samoa?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Samoa was 1 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 600 m3 in 2012.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 m3 in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Samoa ranks 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. 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 Wood chips and particles — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en