Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was 5.91 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.91 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 284.8%
World rank
6th
of 199 countries
All-time high
21.18 % change on previous year
in 2021
All-time low
-12.29 % change on previous year
in 2019
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Samoa, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 5.91 % change on previous year for methane emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 284.8% on the previous year and up 1,474.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 21.18 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -12.29 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Samoa ranks 6th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.7507 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.7534 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.756 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.7594 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.7617 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.7649 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.7688 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.7718 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.7763 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.7799 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +86.7% |
| 1862 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1863 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1866 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1867 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1871 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 1872 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1876 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1879 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.9933 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 1882 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +70.8% |
| 1883 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 1892 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1894 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1895 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1897 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1899 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1901 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -333.3% |
| 1902 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1903 | -2.51 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1904 | -2.59 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1905 | -2.68 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1906 | -2.77 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1907 | -2.86 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1908 | -2.96 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1909 | -3.07 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1910 | -3.19 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1911 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -206.3% |
| 1912 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1913 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1914 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1915 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1916 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1917 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1918 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1919 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1920 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1921 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +38.5% |
| 1922 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1923 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1924 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1925 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1926 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1927 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1928 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1929 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1930 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1931 | 3.88 % change on previous year | +47.6% |
| 1932 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1933 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1935 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1936 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1937 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1938 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1939 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1940 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1941 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +45.8% |
| 1942 | 3.77 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1943 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1944 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1945 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1946 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1947 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 1948 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 2 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1950 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1951 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 1952 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1954 | 2.39 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1956 | 2.3 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1958 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 1960 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9599 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1963 | 9.48 % change on previous year | +887.4% |
| 1964 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3798 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1769 % change on previous year | -53.4% |
| 1967 | 4.47 % change on previous year | +2425.9% |
| 1968 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 1969 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 1970 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +38.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9511 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7852 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 1.51 % change on previous year | +92.7% |
| 1974 | 5.23 % change on previous year | +245.6% |
| 1975 | 6.09 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5562 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 1978 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +404.6% |
| 1979 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 1980 | 3.75 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 4.51 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 1984 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +122.8% |
| 1985 | 6.95 % change on previous year | +102.3% |
| 1986 | 10.44 % change on previous year | +50.1% |
| 1987 | 8.07 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0733 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1989 | -0.6568 % change on previous year | -995.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3857 % change on previous year | -158.7% |
| 1991 | -0.1287 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 1992 | -2.41 % change on previous year | +1774.6% |
| 1993 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -191.3% |
| 1994 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1995 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -222.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1218 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0608 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1998 | 1.27 % change on previous year | +1990.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2822 % change on previous year | -77.8% |
| 2000 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +282.4% |
| 2001 | 8.09 % change on previous year | +649.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1691 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 2003 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +562.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1162 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0845 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 2007 | -4.03 % change on previous year | -4874.2% |
| 2008 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -320.1% |
| 2010 | 7.33 % change on previous year | +121.7% |
| 2011 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
| 2012 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
| 2013 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3752 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 2015 | 5.68 % change on previous year | +1414.3% |
| 2016 | -8.37 % change on previous year | -247.2% |
| 2017 | -5.39 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 2018 | -8.65 % change on previous year | +60.5% |
| 2019 | -12.29 % change on previous year | +42.0% |
| 2020 | -7.89 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 21.18 % change on previous year | -368.4% |
| 2022 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 2023 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 5.91 % change on previous year | -284.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 5.91 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3132 % change on previous year, 18.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 5.91 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4995 % change on previous year, 11.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -4874.2% | 0.0845 % change on previous year | -4.03 % change on previous year |
| 1967 | +2425.9% | 0.1769 % change on previous year | 4.47 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1990.1% | 0.0608 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -1774.6% | -0.1287 % change on previous year | -2.41 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +1414.3% | 0.3752 % change on previous year | 5.68 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | -995.8% | 0.0733 % change on previous year | -0.6568 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7625 % change on previous year | 0.7507 % change on previous year | 0.7763 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 1.36 % change on previous year | 0.7799 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.46 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.61 % change on previous year | 0.9933 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.23 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | -2.34 % change on previous year | -3.07 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.38 % change on previous year | -3.19 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 0.1769 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 0.5562 % change on previous year | 6.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 % change on previous year | -0.6568 % change on previous year | 10.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1454 % change on previous year | -2.41 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9524 % change on previous year | -4.03 % change on previous year | 8.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.33 % change on previous year | -12.29 % change on previous year | 7.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 % change on previous year | -7.89 % change on previous year | 21.18 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 3 Namibia 11.45 % change on previous year compare
- 4 South Korea 8.82 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.96 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Burundi 5.62 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Chad 4.34 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Togo 4.24 % 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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Samoa was 5.91 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.18 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.29 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,474.7%. 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 Methane emissions, 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 Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.