Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres) in Samoa
Samoa: Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres) was 9,000 t km in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
9,000 t km
Change on year
up 51.2%
World rank
150th
of 170 countries
All-time high
9,000 t km
in 2024
All-time low
0 t km
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2024
Freight volume, by mode of transport in Samoa, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in t km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freight volume, by mode of transport in Samoa is 9,000 t km, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.2% on the previous year and up 120.8% over five years.
Samoa ranks 150th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 t km | — |
| 2020 | 4,077 t km | — |
| 2021 | 2,113 t km | -48.2% |
| 2022 | 5,954 t km | +181.8% |
| 2024 | 9,000 t km | +51.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9,000 t km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.01 million t km, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9,000 t km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.44 million t km, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 t km | 0 t km | 0 t km | 1 |
| 2020s | 5,286 t km | 2,113 t km | 9,000 t km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 147 Czechia 81,066 t km compare
- 148 Marshall Islands 70,270 t km compare
- 149 Sudan 49,000 t km compare
- 150 Polynesia 9,000 t km compare
- 152 Namibia 267 t km compare
- 153 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t km compare
- 153 Bahamas 0 t km compare
- 153 Cameroon 0 t km compare
- 153 Congo 0 t km compare
- 153 Cook Islands 0 t km compare
- 153 Eritrea 0 t km
- 153 Eswatini 0 t km compare
- 153 Ghana 0 t km compare
- 153 Guyana 0 t km compare
- 153 Iraq 0 t km compare
- 153 Lithuania 0 t km compare
- 153 Malawi 0 t km compare
- 153 Mauritania 0 t km
- 153 Montenegro 0 t km compare
- 153 Rwanda 0 t km
- 153 Slovenia 0 t km compare
- 153 Uganda 0 t km compare
- 153 Ukraine 0 t km compare
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,567 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,567 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freight volume, by mode of transport in Samoa?
- Freight volume, by mode of transport in Samoa was 9,000 t km in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest freight volume, by mode of transport recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,000 t km in 2024.
- What is the lowest freight volume, by mode of transport recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t km in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for freight volume, by mode of transport?
- Samoa ranks 150th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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