Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa
Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 14.55 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa is 14.55 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa peaked at 14.55 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 321,882 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Samoa 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.90 million tonnes | 321,882 tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.35 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 6.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.25 million tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | 9.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.73 million tonnes | 10.39 million tonnes | 12.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.35 million tonnes | 10.87 million tonnes | 11.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.16 million tonnes | 9.51 million tonnes | 10.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.44 million tonnes | 9.90 million tonnes | 14.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.46 million tonnes | 14.28 million tonnes | 14.55 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 175 Andorra 17.13 million tonnes compare
- 176 Seychelles 16.11 million tonnes compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 15.85 million tonnes compare
- 179 Comoros 13.79 million tonnes compare
- 180 Palau 11.40 million tonnes compare
More climate change data for Samoa
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 219,306 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 38,393 (2025)
- Urban population 17.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 7.77 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa was 14.55 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.55 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 321,882 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Samoa rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Samoa ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.