emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0224 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Samoa, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0224 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0309 tonnes per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0098 tonnes per person, in 1974.
Samoa ranks 165th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1978 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +45.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.029 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0298 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.023 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0224 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 68% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0224 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 80% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +45.1% | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +26.0% | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 0.0282 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.016 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0158 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0259 tonnes per person | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 0.0299 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 tonnes per person | 0.0281 tonnes per person | 0.0296 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0274 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0309 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.023 tonnes per person | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Samoa?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Samoa was 0.0224 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 tonnes per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 tonnes per person in 1974.
- How does Samoa rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 165th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – 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.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.