AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Samoa
Samoa: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 1.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions per capita in Samoa is 1.03 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Samoa peaked at 1.55 t CO2eq/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.96 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
That places Samoa 76th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 t CO2eq/cap | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 t CO2eq/cap | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | 1.06 t CO2eq/cap | 1.55 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.96 t CO2eq/cap | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 73 Ethiopia 1.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 1.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 75 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 76 Eswatini 1.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 78 Germany 0.98 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 78 Timor-Leste 0.98 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Samoa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Samoa?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Samoa was 1.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.96 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Samoa ranks 76th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.