Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) in Samoa
Samoa: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) was -100 % change on previous year in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Samoa, 1991–2012
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Samoa is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 281.48 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Samoa ranks 75th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 281.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 126.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | -51.11 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 2000 | -81.11 % change on previous year | +58.7% |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 2012 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50 % change on previous year. (26 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -62.73 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6 % change on previous year | -51.11 % change on previous year | 281.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -90.56 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -81.11 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2010s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 72 Benin -81.4 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Indonesia -86.26 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Costa Rica -96.18 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Burundi -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Burkina Faso -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Comoros -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Cayman Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Gambia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Grenada -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Haiti -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Jamaica -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Kenya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Mali -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Puerto Rico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 French Polynesia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Singapore -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Solomon Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Vanuatu -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Timor-Leste -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Polynesia -100 % change on previous year 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 humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Samoa was -100 % change on previous year in 2012, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 281.48 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2012.
- Is humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.