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
Latest (2024)
14.55 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
178th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.55 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
321,882 tonnes
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
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.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 321,882 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 649,737 tonnes | +101.9% |
| 1952 | 986,569 tonnes | +51.8% |
| 1953 | 1.33 million tonnes | +34.7% |
| 1954 | 1.68 million tonnes | +26.5% |
| 1955 | 2.04 million tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1956 | 2.41 million tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1957 | 2.79 million tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1958 | 3.18 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1959 | 3.59 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1960 | 3.90 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1961 | 4.23 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1962 | 4.50 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 4.74 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 5.21 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 5.58 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 5.89 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 6.21 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 6.48 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 6.74 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 7.00 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 7.23 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 7.44 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 7.62 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 7.85 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 8.26 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 8.67 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 9.03 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 9.50 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 9.90 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 10.39 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 10.80 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 11.17 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 11.52 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 11.82 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 12.13 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 12.37 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 12.61 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 12.35 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 12.14 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 11.97 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 11.78 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 11.63 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 11.48 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 11.34 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 11.23 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 11.14 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 11.07 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 11.00 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.87 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.77 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 10.68 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.57 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.44 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.27 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.11 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.94 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 9.73 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.51 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 9.59 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.90 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 10.38 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 10.99 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 11.72 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 12.59 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 13.20 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 13.61 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.87 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 14.00 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.16 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.28 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.43 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 14.50 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.54 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.55 million tonnes | +0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 14.55 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.16 billion tonnes, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 14.55 million tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.16 billion tonnes, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +101.9% | 321,882 tonnes | 649,737 tonnes |
| 1952 | +51.8% | 649,737 tonnes | 986,569 tonnes |
| 1953 | +34.7% | 986,569 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes |
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
- 181 Liechtenstein 9.38 million tonnes compare
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 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.