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Samoa
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
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Environment
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Environmental issues
soil erosion; deforestation; invasive species; overfishing
International environmental agreements
Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
Signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
Land use
Agricultural land
17.6% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 3.9% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 11.4% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 2.3% (2023 est.)
Forest
57.8% (2023 est.)
Other
24.6% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population
17.5% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization
-0.03% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
Total emissions
335,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
From petroleum and other liquids
335,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
7.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Waste and recycling
Municipal solid waste generated annually
27,400 tons (2024 est.)
Percent of municipal solid waste recycled
57.6% (2022 est.)