Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 66.76 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Samoa, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Samoa stood at 66.76 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Samoa peaked at 75.22 tonnes per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 34.71 tonnes per person, in 1960.
Samoa ranks 159th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.71 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 36.6 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 37.96 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 38.96 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 41.73 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 43.61 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 44.93 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 46.39 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 47.64 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 48.79 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 49.85 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 50.73 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 51.44 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 52.02 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 52.52 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 53.86 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 55.19 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 56.55 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 58.87 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 60.79 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 63.25 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 65.17 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 67.09 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 69.07 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 70.89 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 72.7 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 74.07 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 75.22 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 73.38 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 71.94 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 70.79 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 69.55 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 68.27 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 66.82 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 65.48 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 64.31 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 63.27 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 62.37 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 61.5 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 60.29 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 59.27 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 58.28 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 57.28 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 56.3 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 55.15 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 54.09 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 52.98 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 51.57 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 50.02 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 50.09 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.29 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 53.3 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 55.93 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 59.13 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 62.93 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 65.41 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 66.9 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 67.5 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.47 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.5 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.38 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 67.5 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.38 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.11 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 66.76 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 66.76 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 239.32 tonnes per person, 28% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 66.76 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 260.12 tonnes per person, 26% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.13 tonnes per person | 34.71 tonnes per person | 48.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.18 tonnes per person | 49.85 tonnes per person | 60.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.28 tonnes per person | 63.25 tonnes per person | 75.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.26 tonnes per person | 60.29 tonnes per person | 70.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.5 tonnes per person | 50.02 tonnes per person | 59.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.74 tonnes per person | 51.29 tonnes per person | 67.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.22 tonnes per person | 66.76 tonnes per person | 67.5 tonnes per person | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Samoa?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Samoa was 66.76 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.22 tonnes per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.71 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Samoa rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.