Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa
Samoa: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0623 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa stood at 0.0623 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 62.7% on the previous year and down 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa peaked at 4.33 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.53 tonnes per person, in 1988.
That places Samoa 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.64 tonnes per person | 3.61 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.52 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.06 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes per person | -1.53 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7348 tonnes per person | -1.1 tonnes per person | -0.3834 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6846 tonnes per person | -1.17 tonnes per person | 0.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 tonnes per person | 0.67 tonnes per person | 4.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3691 tonnes per person | 0.0623 tonnes per person | 0.6963 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Samoa
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 219,306 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 38,393 (2025)
- Urban population 17.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 7.77 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa was 0.0623 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.53 tonnes per person in 1988.
- How does Samoa rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Samoa ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.