French Polynesia vs Samoa: Domestic material consumption per capita

French Polynesia
6.21 tonnes
in 2024
Samoa
6.3 tonnes
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
146th
Samoa rank
143rd

Domestic material consumption per capita over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Samoa
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 6.3 tonnes against 6.21 tonnes in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.09 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 143rd of 233 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 8.79 tonnes 6.13 tonnes 2.66 tonnes French Polynesia
2010s 6.09 tonnes 6.21 tonnes 0.113 tonnes Samoa
2020s 5.89 tonnes 6.09 tonnes 0.194 tonnes Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, French Polynesia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 6.3 tonnes against 6.21 tonnes in French Polynesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between French Polynesia and Samoa?
0.09 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Samoa rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita?
French Polynesia ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 143rd of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic material consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Domestic material consumption per capita
Unit
tonnes
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
233 places, 5,766 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes).