Per capita ghg emissions in Samoa
Samoa: Per capita ghg emissions was 0.7139 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.7139
Change on year
down 26.7%
World rank
196th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.24
in 2014
All-time low
-0.0182
in 2008
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Samoa, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Samoa stood at 0.7139.
That represents a change of down 26.7% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Samoa peaked at 6.24 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.0182, in 2008.
That places Samoa 196th out of 199 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 ghg emissions in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4.82 | — |
| 1851 | 3.51 | -27.1% |
| 1852 | 2.95 | -16.1% |
| 1853 | 2.59 | -11.9% |
| 1854 | 2.34 | -9.9% |
| 1855 | 2.14 | -8.6% |
| 1856 | 1.98 | -7.5% |
| 1857 | 1.85 | -6.6% |
| 1858 | 1.74 | -5.8% |
| 1859 | 1.65 | -5.0% |
| 1860 | 1.64 | -0.8% |
| 1861 | 1.74 | +6.2% |
| 1862 | 1.79 | +2.6% |
| 1863 | 1.82 | +1.7% |
| 1864 | 1.84 | +1.4% |
| 1865 | 1.87 | +1.4% |
| 1866 | 1.89 | +1.4% |
| 1867 | 1.92 | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 1.95 | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 1.98 | +1.5% |
| 1870 | 2.07 | +4.6% |
| 1871 | 2.11 | +2.0% |
| 1872 | 2.14 | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 2.18 | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 2.21 | +1.8% |
| 1875 | 2.25 | +1.8% |
| 1876 | 2.3 | +1.8% |
| 1877 | 2.34 | +1.8% |
| 1878 | 2.38 | +1.8% |
| 1879 | 2.42 | +1.7% |
| 1880 | 2.42 | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 2.48 | +2.5% |
| 1882 | 2.54 | +2.5% |
| 1883 | 2.6 | +2.3% |
| 1884 | 2.65 | +2.1% |
| 1885 | 2.7 | +2.0% |
| 1886 | 2.76 | +1.9% |
| 1887 | 2.81 | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 2.86 | +1.8% |
| 1889 | 2.91 | +1.8% |
| 1890 | 3.05 | +4.6% |
| 1891 | 3.09 | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 3.13 | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 3.17 | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 3.22 | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 3.26 | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 3.31 | +1.5% |
| 1897 | 3.36 | +1.5% |
| 1898 | 3.41 | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 3.45 | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 3.15 | -8.6% |
| 1901 | 2.7 | -14.1% |
| 1902 | 2.37 | -12.2% |
| 1903 | 2.13 | -10.2% |
| 1904 | 1.89 | -11.6% |
| 1905 | 1.6 | -15.0% |
| 1906 | 1.42 | -11.7% |
| 1907 | 1.25 | -11.6% |
| 1908 | 1.1 | -11.8% |
| 1909 | 0.8658 | -21.5% |
| 1910 | 1.28 | +47.7% |
| 1911 | 1.97 | +54.1% |
| 1912 | 2.38 | +20.6% |
| 1913 | 2.75 | +15.7% |
| 1914 | 3 | +9.2% |
| 1915 | 3.21 | +6.9% |
| 1916 | 3.5 | +9.0% |
| 1917 | 3.68 | +5.2% |
| 1918 | 3.84 | +4.3% |
| 1919 | 3.99 | +4.1% |
| 1920 | 4.39 | +9.9% |
| 1921 | 4.61 | +5.1% |
| 1922 | 4.72 | +2.4% |
| 1923 | 4.63 | -1.9% |
| 1924 | 4.65 | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 4.52 | -2.8% |
| 1926 | 4.48 | -0.8% |
| 1927 | 4.45 | -0.6% |
| 1928 | 4.36 | -2.2% |
| 1929 | 4.23 | -2.9% |
| 1930 | 4.28 | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 4.44 | +3.7% |
| 1932 | 4.49 | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 4.57 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 4.57 | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 4.63 | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 4.57 | -1.2% |
| 1937 | 4.57 | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 4.62 | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 4.55 | -1.6% |
| 1940 | 4.57 | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 4.61 | +0.7% |
| 1942 | 4.66 | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 4.63 | -0.6% |
| 1944 | 4.68 | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 4.71 | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 4.69 | -0.4% |
| 1947 | 4.7 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 4.68 | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 4.61 | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 4.5 | -2.4% |
| 1951 | 4.14 | -8.1% |
| 1952 | 4.01 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 3.86 | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 3.82 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 3.7 | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 3.59 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 3.53 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 3.42 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 3.45 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 2.93 | -15.0% |
| 1961 | 2.69 | -8.2% |
| 1962 | 2.36 | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 2.09 | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 3.12 | +49.3% |
| 1965 | 3 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 2.37 | -21.1% |
| 1967 | 2.34 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 2.17 | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 1.95 | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 1.9 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.81 | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 1.7 | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 1.64 | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.83 | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 2.72 | +48.6% |
| 1976 | 2.97 | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 2.87 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.31 | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 3.23 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 3.43 | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 3.24 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 2.91 | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 2.76 | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.64 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 2.65 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.61 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.4 | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 1.03 | -57.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6194 | -39.6% |
| 1990 | 0.409 | -34.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1184 | -71.0% |
| 1992 | 0.181 | +52.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2754 | +52.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1279 | -53.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1482 | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2423 | +63.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3034 | +25.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3926 | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2536 | -35.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2846 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3893 | +36.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3621 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3212 | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2766 | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2581 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2024 | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0828 | -59.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0182 | -121.9% |
| 2009 | 1.13 | -6308.3% |
| 2010 | 2.65 | +135.0% |
| 2011 | 3.74 | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 4.69 | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 5.52 | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 6.24 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 5.7 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 4.41 | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5 | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 2.73 | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 2.27 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 1.87 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.36 | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9737 | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7139 | -26.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.7139 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 15% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.7139 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +6308.3% | -0.0182 | 1.13 |
| 2010 | +135.0% | 1.13 | 2.65 |
| 2008 | -121.9% | 0.0828 | -0.0182 |
| 1991 | -71.0% | 0.409 | 0.1184 |
| 1996 | +63.5% | 0.1482 | 0.2423 |
| 2007 | -59.1% | 0.2024 | 0.0828 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.56 | 1.65 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.84 | 1.64 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.24 | 2.07 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.67 | 2.42 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.25 | 3.05 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.85 | 0.8658 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.96 | 1.28 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.5 | 4.23 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.53 | 4.28 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.65 | 4.57 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.8 | 3.42 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.5 | 1.95 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4 | 1.64 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.43 | 0.6194 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2452 | 0.1184 | 0.409 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3287 | -0.0182 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 | 2.27 | 6.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 0.7139 | 1.87 | 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 ghg emissions in Samoa?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Samoa was 0.7139 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.24 in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0182 in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Samoa ranks 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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