Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.2087 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.2087 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.2533 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1743, in 1996.
Samoa ranks 36th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.182 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1931 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1889 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2063 | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2175 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1851 | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1743 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1784 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1795 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1754 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2207 | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 0.222 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2171 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.213 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.203 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1969 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1936 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2097 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2077 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2123 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.212 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2078 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2161 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2245 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2292 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2533 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2527 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2227 | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.244 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2531 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.219 | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.253 | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2394 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2083 | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2087 | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2087 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1548, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2087 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1652, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1881 | 0.1743 | 0.2175 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2096 | 0.1936 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2315 | 0.2078 | 0.2533 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2257 | 0.2083 | 0.253 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More climate change data for Samoa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18,792 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Samoa?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Samoa was 0.2087 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2533 in 2015.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1743 in 1996.
- How does Samoa rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.