Co2 land use per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Co2 land use per capita was -1.06 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.06
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
183rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.6
in 1950
All-time low
-2.07
in 2007
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Samoa, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Samoa stood at -1.06.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 132.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Samoa peaked at 3.6 in 1950 and was at its lowest, -2.07, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5593 | — |
| 1851 | 0.5399 | -3.5% |
| 1852 | 0.4958 | -8.2% |
| 1853 | 0.4638 | -6.5% |
| 1854 | 0.441 | -4.9% |
| 1855 | 0.4243 | -3.8% |
| 1856 | 0.4123 | -2.8% |
| 1857 | 0.4034 | -2.2% |
| 1858 | 0.396 | -1.8% |
| 1859 | 0.391 | -1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.2913 | -25.5% |
| 1861 | 0.3607 | +23.8% |
| 1862 | 0.4326 | +19.9% |
| 1863 | 0.4918 | +13.7% |
| 1864 | 0.5398 | +9.8% |
| 1865 | 0.5808 | +7.6% |
| 1866 | 0.6161 | +6.1% |
| 1867 | 0.6476 | +5.1% |
| 1868 | 0.675 | +4.2% |
| 1869 | 0.701 | +3.9% |
| 1870 | 0.8878 | +26.6% |
| 1871 | 0.9047 | +1.9% |
| 1872 | 0.9057 | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.9094 | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.9167 | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 0.926 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.9352 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 0.9455 | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 0.9559 | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 0.9654 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.8271 | -14.3% |
| 1881 | 0.8717 | +5.4% |
| 1882 | 0.9263 | +6.3% |
| 1883 | 0.972 | +4.9% |
| 1884 | 1.01 | +3.9% |
| 1885 | 1.04 | +3.1% |
| 1886 | 1.07 | +2.8% |
| 1887 | 1.09 | +2.3% |
| 1888 | 1.12 | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 1.14 | +1.9% |
| 1890 | 1.35 | +19.0% |
| 1891 | 1.37 | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 1.37 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 1.37 | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 1.38 | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 1.39 | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 1.39 | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 1.41 | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 1.42 | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 1.42 | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 1.03 | -27.9% |
| 1901 | 0.6515 | -36.5% |
| 1902 | 0.3314 | -49.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0596 | -82.0% |
| 1904 | -0.1742 | -392.2% |
| 1905 | -0.3766 | +116.1% |
| 1906 | -0.5546 | +47.2% |
| 1907 | -0.7119 | +28.4% |
| 1908 | -0.8503 | +19.4% |
| 1909 | -0.9772 | +14.9% |
| 1910 | -0.7539 | -22.9% |
| 1911 | -0.3175 | -57.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0615 | -119.4% |
| 1913 | 0.3762 | +511.7% |
| 1914 | 0.6428 | +70.9% |
| 1915 | 0.8736 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | 1.08 | +23.3% |
| 1917 | 1.26 | +16.9% |
| 1918 | 1.43 | +13.2% |
| 1919 | 1.56 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 2.02 | +29.4% |
| 1921 | 2.21 | +9.1% |
| 1922 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 1923 | 2.35 | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 2.37 | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 2.38 | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 2.37 | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 2.35 | -0.9% |
| 1928 | 2.32 | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 2.29 | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 2.47 | +7.7% |
| 1931 | 2.58 | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 2.67 | +3.3% |
| 1933 | 2.74 | +2.7% |
| 1934 | 2.79 | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 2.83 | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 2.85 | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 2.87 | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 2.87 | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 2.87 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 3.15 | +9.8% |
| 1941 | 3.3 | +4.6% |
| 1942 | 3.39 | +2.9% |
| 1943 | 3.46 | +2.0% |
| 1944 | 3.51 | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 3.54 | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 3.55 | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 3.56 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 3.56 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | 3.54 | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 3.6 | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 3.58 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 3.55 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 3.54 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 3.53 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.53 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 3.53 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.54 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 3.55 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 3.54 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 2.7 | -23.8% |
| 1961 | 2.64 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 2.15 | -18.4% |
| 1963 | 1.81 | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 3.53 | +94.9% |
| 1965 | 2.66 | -24.7% |
| 1966 | 2.16 | -18.9% |
| 1967 | 2.17 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.8 | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 1.7 | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 1.61 | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 1.36 | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 1.17 | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 1.02 | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 1.22 | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 2.3 | +88.7% |
| 1976 | 2.34 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.81 | -22.6% |
| 1978 | 2.28 | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 1.95 | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 2.52 | +29.5% |
| 1981 | 1.99 | -21.1% |
| 1982 | 1.84 | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 1.68 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 1.43 | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 1.37 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.984 | -28.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9512 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | -2.03 | -313.5% |
| 1989 | -1.76 | -13.3% |
| 1990 | -1.57 | -10.7% |
| 1991 | -1.66 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | -1.48 | -11.1% |
| 1993 | -1.49 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | -1.38 | -7.6% |
| 1995 | -1.28 | -7.1% |
| 1996 | -1.19 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | -1.08 | -8.8% |
| 1998 | -1.17 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | -1.51 | +28.8% |
| 2000 | -1.34 | -11.3% |
| 2001 | -1.35 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | -1.46 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | -1.56 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | -1.8 | +15.6% |
| 2005 | -1.77 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | -1.8 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | -2.07 | +15.1% |
| 2008 | -2.02 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | -0.4499 | -77.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6317 | -240.4% |
| 2011 | 1.47 | +133.3% |
| 2012 | 2.14 | +45.4% |
| 2013 | 2.73 | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 3.32 | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8739 | -53.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0824 | -90.6% |
| 2018 | -0.4596 | -657.7% |
| 2019 | -0.5042 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | -0.5342 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | -0.5548 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | -0.7484 | +34.9% |
| 2023 | -0.9167 | +22.5% |
| 2024 | -1.06 | +16.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -1.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -1.06 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | -0.4596 |
| 1913 | +511.7% | 0.0615 | 0.3762 |
| 1904 | -392.2% | 0.0596 | -0.1742 |
| 1988 | -313.5% | 0.9512 | -2.03 |
| 2010 | +240.4% | -0.4499 | 0.6317 |
| 2011 | +133.3% | 0.6317 | 1.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4527 | 0.391 | 0.5593 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5337 | 0.2913 | 0.701 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9252 | 0.8878 | 0.9654 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.01 | 0.8271 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.1577 | -0.9772 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6208 | -0.7539 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.3 | 2.02 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.76 | 2.47 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.46 | 3.15 | 3.56 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.55 | 3.53 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.33 | 1.7 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.71 | 1.02 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8984 | -2.03 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.38 | -1.66 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.56 | -2.07 | -0.4499 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | -0.5042 | 3.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7636 | -1.06 | -0.5342 | 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 co2 land use per capita in Samoa?
- Co2 land use per capita in Samoa was -1.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 in 1950.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.07 in 2007.
- How does Samoa rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Samoa ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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