emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Samoa
Samoa: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Samoa, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Samoa ranks 92nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +42.1% |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -40.9% |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP 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 | +42.1% | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp in Samoa?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 92nd out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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.
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emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.