Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Samoa
Samoa: Wrapping papers — Import quantity was 66 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Samoa, 1999–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wrapping papers — import quantity in Samoa is 66 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wrapping papers — import quantity in Samoa peaked at 135 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17 t, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 193rd of 234 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wrapping papers — Import quantity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76 t | — |
| 2000 | 17 t | -77.6% |
| 2001 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 117 t | +588.2% |
| 2004 | 86 t | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 86 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 t | -76.7% |
| 2007 | 63 t | +215.0% |
| 2008 | 131 t | +107.9% |
| 2009 | 129 t | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 30 t | -76.7% |
| 2011 | 135 t | +350.0% |
| 2012 | 26 t | -80.7% |
| 2013 | 24 t | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 83 t | +245.8% |
| 2015 | 40 t | -51.8% |
| 2016 | 106 t | +165.0% |
| 2017 | 47 t | -55.7% |
| 2018 | 81 t | +72.3% |
| 2019 | 89 t | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 58 t | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 58 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 t | -39.7% |
| 2023 | 44 t | +25.7% |
| 2024 | 66 t | +50.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 66 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,594 t, 1% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 66 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,741 t, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wrapping papers — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +588.2% | 17 t | 117 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76 t | 76 t | 76 t | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.3 t | 17 t | 131 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1 t | 24 t | 135 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2 t | 35 t | 66 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 190 Burundi 88 t compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 71 t compare
- 192 Aruba 69 t compare
- 194 Eritrea 62 t compare
- 195 Cayman Islands 59 t compare
- 196 French Southern Territories 56 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 wrapping papers — import quantity in Samoa?
- Wrapping papers — import quantity in Samoa was 66 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wrapping papers — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 135 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest wrapping papers — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 t in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for wrapping papers — import quantity?
- Samoa ranks 193rd out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wrapping papers — import quantity rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Wrapping papers — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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