Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -1.06 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.06 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
183rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.6 tonnes per person
in 1950
All-time low
-2.07 tonnes per person
in 2007
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Samoa, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Samoa stood at -1.06 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 132.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Samoa peaked at 3.6 tonnes per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, -2.07 tonnes per person, in 2007.
That places Samoa 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5593 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.5399 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1852 | 0.4958 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1853 | 0.4638 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1854 | 0.441 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1855 | 0.4243 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1856 | 0.4123 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1857 | 0.4034 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1858 | 0.396 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1859 | 0.391 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.2913 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 1861 | 0.3607 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1862 | 0.4326 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1863 | 0.4918 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1864 | 0.5398 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1865 | 0.5808 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1866 | 0.6161 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1867 | 0.6476 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1868 | 0.675 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1869 | 0.701 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1870 | 0.8878 tonnes per person | +26.6% |
| 1871 | 0.9047 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1872 | 0.9057 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.9094 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.9167 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 0.926 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.9352 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 0.9455 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 0.9559 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 0.9654 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.8271 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1881 | 0.8717 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1882 | 0.9263 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1883 | 0.972 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1884 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1885 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1886 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1887 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1888 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1890 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1891 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -27.9% |
| 1901 | 0.6515 tonnes per person | -36.5% |
| 1902 | 0.3314 tonnes per person | -49.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | -82.0% |
| 1904 | -0.1742 tonnes per person | -392.2% |
| 1905 | -0.3766 tonnes per person | +116.1% |
| 1906 | -0.5546 tonnes per person | +47.2% |
| 1907 | -0.7119 tonnes per person | +28.4% |
| 1908 | -0.8503 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1909 | -0.9772 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1910 | -0.7539 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1911 | -0.3175 tonnes per person | -57.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0615 tonnes per person | -119.4% |
| 1913 | 0.3762 tonnes per person | +511.7% |
| 1914 | 0.6428 tonnes per person | +70.9% |
| 1915 | 0.8736 tonnes per person | +35.9% |
| 1916 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1917 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1918 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1919 | 1.56 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 2.02 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 1921 | 2.21 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1922 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1923 | 2.35 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 2.37 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 2.38 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 2.37 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 2.35 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1928 | 2.32 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 2.47 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1931 | 2.58 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 2.67 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1933 | 2.74 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1934 | 2.79 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 2.83 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 2.85 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 2.87 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 2.87 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 2.87 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 3.15 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1941 | 3.3 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1942 | 3.39 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1943 | 3.46 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1944 | 3.51 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 3.54 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 3.55 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 3.56 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 3.56 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1949 | 3.54 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 3.6 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 3.58 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 3.55 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 3.54 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 3.53 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.53 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 3.53 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.54 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 3.55 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 3.54 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 2.7 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 1961 | 2.64 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 2.15 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1963 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 3.53 tonnes per person | +94.9% |
| 1965 | 2.66 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 1966 | 2.16 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 1967 | 2.17 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +88.7% |
| 1976 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1978 | 2.28 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 1981 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1982 | 1.84 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.984 tonnes per person | -28.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9512 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | -2.03 tonnes per person | -313.5% |
| 1989 | -1.76 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1990 | -1.57 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1991 | -1.66 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1992 | -1.48 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1993 | -1.49 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | -1.38 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1995 | -1.28 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1996 | -1.19 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | -1.08 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1998 | -1.17 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1999 | -1.51 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 2000 | -1.34 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2001 | -1.35 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | -1.46 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2003 | -1.56 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | -1.8 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 2005 | -1.77 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | -1.8 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | -2.07 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 2008 | -2.02 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | -0.4499 tonnes per person | -77.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6317 tonnes per person | -240.4% |
| 2011 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +133.3% |
| 2012 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +45.4% |
| 2013 | 2.73 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 3.32 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9 tonnes per person | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8739 tonnes per person | -53.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0824 tonnes per person | -90.6% |
| 2018 | -0.4596 tonnes per person | -657.7% |
| 2019 | -0.5042 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2020 | -0.5342 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | -0.5548 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | -0.7484 tonnes per person | +34.9% |
| 2023 | -0.9167 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 2024 | -1.06 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -1.06 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -1.06 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -657.7% | 0.0824 tonnes per person | -0.4596 tonnes per person |
| 1913 | +511.7% | 0.0615 tonnes per person | 0.3762 tonnes per person |
| 1904 | -392.2% | 0.0596 tonnes per person | -0.1742 tonnes per person |
| 1988 | -313.5% | 0.9512 tonnes per person | -2.03 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | +240.4% | -0.4499 tonnes per person | 0.6317 tonnes per person |
| 2011 | +133.3% | 0.6317 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4527 tonnes per person | 0.391 tonnes per person | 0.5593 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5337 tonnes per person | 0.2913 tonnes per person | 0.701 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9252 tonnes per person | 0.8878 tonnes per person | 0.9654 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.8271 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.1577 tonnes per person | -0.9772 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6208 tonnes per person | -0.7539 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.3 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | 2.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.46 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.55 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | 3.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.33 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8984 tonnes per person | -2.03 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.38 tonnes per person | -1.66 tonnes per person | -1.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.56 tonnes per person | -2.07 tonnes per person | -0.4499 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per person | -0.5042 tonnes per person | 3.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7636 tonnes per person | -1.06 tonnes per person | -0.5342 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Samoa?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Samoa was -1.06 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 tonnes per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.07 tonnes per person in 2007.
- How does Samoa rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Samoa ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 132.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.