Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Samoa
Samoa: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) was 5.94 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Samoa, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Samoa is 5.94, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Samoa peaked at 6.77 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.94, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 229th of 256 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.48 | — |
| 2011 | 6.49 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.69 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.71 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.49 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.77 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 6.27 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 6.29 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.33 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.17 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.33 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 6.24 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 6.66 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 5.94 | -10.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 5.94 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.33, 36% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 5.94 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.37, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.47 | 6.17 | 6.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.29 | 5.94 | 6.66 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More development goals data for Samoa
- Red List Index 0.7699 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.93 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 188.08 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Samoa?
- Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Samoa was 5.94 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.77 in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.94 in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Samoa ranks 229th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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