AFOLU — Emissions in Samoa

Samoa: AFOLU — Emissions was 4.15 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.15 kt
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
184th
of 256 countries
All-time high
6.29 kt
in 2015
All-time low
3.38 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Samoa, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 4.5 kt1991: 4.5 kt1992: 4.4 kt1993: 4.5 kt1994: 4.5 kt1995: 4.4 kt1996: 4.4 kt1997: 4.4 kt1998: 4.6 kt1999: 4.5 kt2000: 4.5 kt2001: 5 kt2002: 5 kt2003: 5 kt2004: 5.1 kt2005: 5.1 kt2006: 5.1 kt2007: 4.8 kt2008: 4.7 kt2009: 4.9 kt2010: 5.4 kt2011: 5.7 kt2012: 5.8 kt2013: 5.9 kt2014: 5.9 kt2015: 6.3 kt2016: 5.6 kt2017: 5.2 kt2018: 4.7 kt2019: 3.9 kt2020: 3.4 kt2021: 4.5 kt2022: 4.3 kt2023: 4.2 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — emissions in Samoa stood at 4.15 kt.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Samoa peaked at 6.29 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.38 kt, in 2020.

That places Samoa 184th out of 256 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

AFOLU — Emissions in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) in Samoa, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 4.51 kt —
1991 4.5 kt -0.3%
1992 4.36 kt -3.2%
1993 4.47 kt +2.5%
1994 4.54 kt +1.7%
1995 4.4 kt -3.0%
1996 4.45 kt +1.0%
1997 4.45 kt -0.0%
1998 4.59 kt +3.3%
1999 4.53 kt -1.3%
2000 4.53 kt -0.1%
2001 4.97 kt +9.8%
2002 4.97 kt +0.0%
2003 5.04 kt +1.3%
2004 5.1 kt +1.3%
2005 5.1 kt +0.0%
2006 5.1 kt -0.0%
2007 4.83 kt -5.2%
2008 4.74 kt -2.0%
2009 4.93 kt +4.1%
2010 5.38 kt +9.1%
2011 5.75 kt +6.9%
2012 5.77 kt +0.4%
2013 5.87 kt +1.8%
2014 5.89 kt +0.3%
2015 6.29 kt +6.8%
2016 5.64 kt -10.4%
2017 5.25 kt -6.9%
2018 4.67 kt -11.1%
2019 3.91 kt -16.3%
2020 3.38 kt -13.5%
2021 4.52 kt +33.7%
2022 4.27 kt -5.5%
2023 4.15 kt -2.8%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 4.15 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 142.84 kt, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 4.15 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.93 kt, 38% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where AFOLU — Emissions in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +33.7% 3.38 kt 4.52 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.48 kt 4.36 kt 4.59 kt 10
2000s 4.93 kt 4.53 kt 5.1 kt 10
2010s 5.44 kt 3.91 kt 6.29 kt 10
2020s 4.08 kt 3.38 kt 4.52 kt 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 182 New Caledonia 5.83 kt compare
  2. 183 Cyprus 4.51 kt compare
  3. 185 Trinidad and Tobago 3.75 kt compare
  4. 186 Comoros 2.67 kt compare
  5. 187 Tonga 2.35 kt compare

See the full ranking of 290 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Samoa?
Afolu — emissions in Samoa was 4.15 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 6.29 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 3.38 kt in 2020.
How does Samoa rank for afolu — emissions?
Samoa ranks 184th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
290 places, 9,635 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf