IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in Samoa
Samoa: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita was 0.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Samoa is 0.69 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Samoa peaked at 1.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.58 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 100th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.88 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.88 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.06 t CO2eq/cap | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.69 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.61 t CO2eq/cap, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.69 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.62 t CO2eq/cap, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +31.0% | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.888 t CO2eq/cap | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.923 t CO2eq/cap | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.969 t CO2eq/cap | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6875 t CO2eq/cap | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Samoa?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Samoa was 0.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.58 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita?
- Samoa ranks 100th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.