Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Samoa
Samoa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 48 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Samoa, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Samoa is 48 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4,700.0% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Samoa peaked at 783 num items per 100m2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 29th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 209 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2018 | 243 num items per 100m2 | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 783 num items per 100m2 | +222.2% |
| 2022 | 638 num items per 100m2 | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -99.8% |
| 2024 | 48 num items per 100m2 | +4700.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 48 num items per 100m2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 2.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 48 num items per 100m2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24 num items per 100m2, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 226 num items per 100m2 | 209 num items per 100m2 | 243 num items per 100m2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 367.5 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 783 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More development goals data for Samoa
- Red List Index 0.7699 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 188.08 constant US$ (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 beach litter items per unit of surface area in Samoa?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Samoa was 48 num items per 100m2 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 783 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Samoa ranks 29th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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