Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa
Samoa: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 26.7%
World rank
196th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2014
All-time low
-0.0182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2008
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa stood at 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa peaked at 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.0182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 193 Haiti 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 194 Afghanistan 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 195 Kiribati 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 197 Burundi 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 198 Rwanda 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 199 Yemen 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa was 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Samoa ranks 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.