Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Samoa
Samoa: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
191st
of 214 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Samoa, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Samoa is 0 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Samoa peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Samoa ranks 191st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Samoa, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +103.8% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +52.9% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +35.9% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +27.4% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +22.3% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +18.9% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +16.5% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +14.7% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +13.3% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +12.4% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +11.7% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +11.1% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +10.0% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +9.6% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +8.5% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +7.8% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +7.5% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +6.5% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | -0.0% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +0.6% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 °C, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 °C, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +103.8% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +52.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +35.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +27.4% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 188 Vanuatu 0 °C compare
- 189 Palau 0 °C compare
- 190 Grenada 0 °C compare
- 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 °C compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0 °C compare
- 194 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 °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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Samoa?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Samoa was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Samoa rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Samoa ranks 191st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.