Decadal temperature anomalies in Samoa
Samoa: Decadal temperature anomalies was 0.1229 °C in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Decadal temperature anomalies in Samoa, 1940–2010
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for decadal temperature anomalies in Samoa is 0.1229 °C, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 496.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, decadal temperature anomalies in Samoa peaked at 0.1229 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.4244 °C, in 1950.
Samoa ranks 168th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Decadal temperature anomalies in Samoa, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.4094 °C | — |
| 1950 | -0.4244 °C | +3.7% |
| 1960 | -0.3172 °C | -25.3% |
| 1970 | -0.3868 °C | +22.0% |
| 1980 | -0.3016 °C | -22.0% |
| 1990 | -0.1302 °C | -56.8% |
| 2000 | -0.031 °C | -76.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1229 °C | -496.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1229 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3413 °C, 36% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1229 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1843 °C, 67% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4094 °C | -0.4094 °C | -0.4094 °C | 1 |
| 1950s | -0.4244 °C | -0.4244 °C | -0.4244 °C | 1 |
| 1960s | -0.3172 °C | -0.3172 °C | -0.3172 °C | 1 |
| 1970s | -0.3868 °C | -0.3868 °C | -0.3868 °C | 1 |
| 1980s | -0.3016 °C | -0.3016 °C | -0.3016 °C | 1 |
| 1990s | -0.1302 °C | -0.1302 °C | -0.1302 °C | 1 |
| 2000s | -0.031 °C | -0.031 °C | -0.031 °C | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1229 °C | 0.1229 °C | 0.1229 °C | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 165 Faroe Islands 0.1258 °C compare
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1257 °C compare
- 167 Suriname 0.1243 °C compare
- 169 American Samoa 0.122 °C compare
- 170 Seychelles 0.1206 °C compare
- 171 North Korea 0.1182 °C 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 decadal temperature anomalies in Samoa?
- Decadal temperature anomalies in Samoa was 0.1229 °C in 2010, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest decadal temperature anomalies recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1229 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest decadal temperature anomalies recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4244 °C in 1950.
- How does Samoa rank for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Samoa ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2010.
- Is decadal temperature anomalies rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 496.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Decadal temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.