Emissions from livestock: Emissions … CH4 CO2eq square kilometre in Samoa

Samoa: Emissions from livestock: Emissions … CH4 CO2eq square kilometre was 0.0418 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0418 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
51st
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.0623 kt per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0157 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per square in Samoa, 1961–2023

0.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square in Samoa is 0.0418 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square in Samoa peaked at 0.0623 kt per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Samoa ranks 51st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Emissions from livestock: Emissions … CH4 CO2eq square kilometre in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0157 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0157 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1963 0.0178 kt per square kilometre +13.2%
1964 0.018 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1965 0.018 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1966 0.0179 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
1967 0.019 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
1968 0.0198 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
1969 0.0201 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1970 0.0206 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1971 0.0207 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1972 0.0208 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1973 0.0211 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1974 0.0226 kt per square kilometre +7.0%
1975 0.0245 kt per square kilometre +8.4%
1976 0.0252 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1977 0.0253 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1978 0.0262 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1979 0.0273 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
1980 0.0286 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1981 0.0301 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
1982 0.0318 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
1983 0.0324 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1984 0.0338 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1985 0.0368 kt per square kilometre +8.9%
1986 0.0417 kt per square kilometre +13.3%
1987 0.0458 kt per square kilometre +9.9%
1988 0.0458 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1989 0.0454 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1990 0.0445 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
1991 0.0444 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1992 0.043 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
1993 0.044 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1994 0.0448 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1995 0.0434 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
1996 0.0434 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1997 0.0434 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1998 0.044 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1999 0.0442 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2000 0.0447 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
2001 0.0492 kt per square kilometre +10.1%
2002 0.0492 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0498 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2004 0.0505 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2005 0.0505 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0505 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2007 0.0478 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
2008 0.0469 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
2009 0.0488 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
2010 0.0532 kt per square kilometre +9.1%
2011 0.0556 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
2012 0.0571 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2013 0.0581 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2014 0.0583 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2015 0.0623 kt per square kilometre +6.8%
2016 0.0558 kt per square kilometre -10.4%
2017 0.0529 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
2018 0.047 kt per square kilometre -11.1%
2019 0.0393 kt per square kilometre -16.3%
2020 0.034 kt per square kilometre -13.5%
2021 0.0455 kt per square kilometre +33.7%
2022 0.043 kt per square kilometre -5.5%
2023 0.0418 kt per square kilometre -2.8%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0.0418 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0245 kt per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0.0418 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0193 kt per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emissions from livestock: Emissions … CH4 CO2eq square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +33.7% 0.034 kt per square kilometre 0.0455 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.018 kt per square kilometre 0.0157 kt per square kilometre 0.0201 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0234 kt per square kilometre 0.0206 kt per square kilometre 0.0273 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0372 kt per square kilometre 0.0286 kt per square kilometre 0.0458 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0439 kt per square kilometre 0.043 kt per square kilometre 0.0448 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0488 kt per square kilometre 0.0447 kt per square kilometre 0.0505 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.054 kt per square kilometre 0.0393 kt per square kilometre 0.0623 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0411 kt per square kilometre 0.034 kt per square kilometre 0.0455 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 48 Nigeria 0.0458 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 49 Honduras 0.0456 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 50 Puerto Rico 0.0451 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 52 Czechia 0.0414 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 53 Comoros 0.0394 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 54 Tajikistan 0.0389 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square in Samoa?
Emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square in Samoa was 0.0418 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0623 kt per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Samoa rank for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square?
Samoa ranks 51st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.