IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Samoa

Samoa: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
68th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0022 kt per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023

0.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.0015 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, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0022 kt per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Samoa 68th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0006 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1963 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +13.2%
1964 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1965 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1966 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
1967 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
1968 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
1969 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1970 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1971 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1972 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1973 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1974 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +7.0%
1975 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +8.4%
1976 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1977 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1978 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
1979 0.001 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
1980 0.001 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1981 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
1982 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
1983 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1984 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1985 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +8.9%
1986 0.0015 kt per square kilometre +13.3%
1987 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +9.9%
1988 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1989 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1990 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
1991 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1992 0.0015 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
1993 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1994 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1995 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
1996 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1997 0.0015 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1998 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1999 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2000 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
2001 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +10.1%
2002 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2004 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2005 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0018 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2007 0.0017 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
2008 0.0017 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
2009 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
2010 0.0019 kt per square kilometre +9.1%
2011 0.002 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
2012 0.002 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2013 0.0021 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2014 0.0021 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2015 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +6.8%
2016 0.002 kt per square kilometre -10.4%
2017 0.0019 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
2018 0.0017 kt per square kilometre -11.1%
2019 0.0014 kt per square kilometre -16.3%
2020 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -13.5%
2021 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +33.7%
2022 0.0015 kt per square kilometre -5.5%
2023 0.0015 kt per square kilometre -2.8%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0.0015 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0.0015 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per 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% 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 65 Japan 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 66 Sierra Leone 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 67 China 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 69 Czechia 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 70 Comoros 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 71 Laos 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Samoa?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0022 kt per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Samoa rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 68th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) 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.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 11,186 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) 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.