Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Samoa
Samoa: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 4.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Samoa, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Samoa is 4.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,068.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Samoa peaked at 100.0% in 1952 and was at its lowest, -25.0%, in 1958.
That places Samoa 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 100.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1954 | 50.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 33.3% | — |
| 1958 | -25.0% | -175.0% |
| 1959 | 33.3% | -233.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1961 | 25.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1963 | 20.0% | — |
| 1964 | 16.7% | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 14.3% | -14.3% |
| 1966 | -12.5% | -187.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 14.3% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 25.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 20.0% | — |
| 1975 | 33.3% | +66.7% |
| 1976 | -25.0% | -175.0% |
| 1977 | 66.7% | -366.7% |
| 1978 | 35.0% | -47.5% |
| 1979 | -14.8% | -142.3% |
| 1980 | -8.7% | -41.3% |
| 1981 | -4.8% | -45.2% |
| 1982 | -10.0% | +110.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | — |
| 1985 | 10.5% | +89.5% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -54.8% |
| 1987 | -4.5% | -195.5% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | -309.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | — |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -54.0% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +92.6% |
| 1994 | -6.9% | -193.1% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | -261.1% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +192.3% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -38.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | — |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -52.2% |
| 2006 | -2.1% | -197.9% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -406.5% |
| 2008 | -10.2% | -256.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -144.5% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +139.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -82.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 5.8% | — |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +120.6% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -62.0% |
| 2017 | -1.5% | -131.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | — |
| 2020 | -9.9% | -190.1% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -242.6% |
| 2022 | -11.8% | -183.8% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -96.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -1068.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1068.8% | -0.5% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.3% | -25.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1960s | 7.8% | -12.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.0% | -25.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -10.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | -6.9% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -10.2% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | -1.5% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -11.8% | 14.1% | 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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Samoa?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Samoa was 4.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1952.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.0% in 1958.
- How does Samoa rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Samoa ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.