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
Latest (2024)
0.0623 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 62.7%
World rank
191st
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.33 tonnes per person
in 2014
All-time low
-1.53 tonnes per person
in 1988
Years of data
75
1950–2024
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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.65 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 3.62 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 3.63 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.61 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 3.64 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 3.64 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 3.64 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 3.68 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 3.66 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.68 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 2.83 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1961 | 2.8 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1963 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 3.74 tonnes per person | +87.5% |
| 1965 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1966 | 2.35 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1967 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 2.68 tonnes per person | +77.3% |
| 1976 | 2.62 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.27 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 2.89 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1979 | 2.47 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 2.99 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 2.43 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.85 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 1.83 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1987 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | -1.53 tonnes per person | -208.5% |
| 1989 | -1.26 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1990 | -1.03 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 1991 | -1.1 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1992 | -0.8961 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1993 | -0.8702 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | -0.8042 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1995 | -0.6477 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4827 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 1997 | -0.3834 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1998 | -0.3954 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | -0.739 tonnes per person | +86.9% |
| 2000 | -0.5542 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 2001 | -0.5077 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | -0.5851 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 2003 | -0.6891 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 2004 | -0.8968 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 2005 | -0.8516 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2006 | -0.8994 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | -1.12 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 2008 | -1.17 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.43 tonnes per person | -136.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +272.0% |
| 2011 | 2.45 tonnes per person | +53.3% |
| 2012 | 3.11 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 3.69 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 4.33 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -40.1% |
| 2018 | 0.67 tonnes per person | -45.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7358 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5722 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6963 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3477 tonnes per person | -50.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1672 tonnes per person | -51.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0623 tonnes per person | -62.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0623 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0623 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.85 tonnes per person, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +272.0% | 0.43 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person |
| 1988 | -208.5% | 1.41 tonnes per person | -1.53 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | +136.6% | -1.17 tonnes per person | 0.43 tonnes per person |
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 |
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 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.