Per capita ghg excl land use in Samoa
Samoa: Per capita ghg excl land use was 1.38 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.38
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
144th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.5
in 2021
All-time low
0.0866
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg excl land use in Samoa, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg excl land use in Samoa stood at 1.38.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg excl land use in Samoa peaked at 1.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0866, in 1850.
Samoa ranks 144th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg excl land use in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0866 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0879 | +1.5% |
| 1852 | 0.0893 | +1.6% |
| 1853 | 0.0909 | +1.8% |
| 1854 | 0.0926 | +1.8% |
| 1855 | 0.0942 | +1.8% |
| 1856 | 0.0959 | +1.8% |
| 1857 | 0.0976 | +1.8% |
| 1858 | 0.0994 | +1.8% |
| 1859 | 0.1012 | +1.8% |
| 1860 | 0.103 | +1.8% |
| 1861 | 0.1054 | +2.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1079 | +2.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1104 | +2.3% |
| 1864 | 0.113 | +2.3% |
| 1865 | 0.1156 | +2.3% |
| 1866 | 0.1183 | +2.3% |
| 1867 | 0.1211 | +2.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1239 | +2.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1268 | +2.3% |
| 1870 | 0.1298 | +2.3% |
| 1871 | 0.133 | +2.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1364 | +2.5% |
| 1873 | 0.1399 | +2.6% |
| 1874 | 0.1435 | +2.6% |
| 1875 | 0.1473 | +2.6% |
| 1876 | 0.1511 | +2.6% |
| 1877 | 0.1551 | +2.6% |
| 1878 | 0.1591 | +2.6% |
| 1879 | 0.1631 | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1672 | +2.5% |
| 1881 | 0.1692 | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 0.1742 | +2.9% |
| 1883 | 0.1793 | +2.9% |
| 1884 | 0.1846 | +2.9% |
| 1885 | 0.19 | +3.0% |
| 1886 | 0.1957 | +3.0% |
| 1887 | 0.2016 | +3.0% |
| 1888 | 0.2076 | +3.0% |
| 1889 | 0.214 | +3.0% |
| 1890 | 0.2207 | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 0.2246 | +1.7% |
| 1892 | 0.2284 | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 0.2324 | +1.7% |
| 1894 | 0.2363 | +1.7% |
| 1895 | 0.2403 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | 0.2448 | +1.8% |
| 1897 | 0.2493 | +1.8% |
| 1898 | 0.2538 | +1.8% |
| 1899 | 0.2574 | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 0.2598 | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.2517 | -3.1% |
| 1902 | 0.2446 | -2.8% |
| 1903 | 0.2366 | -3.3% |
| 1904 | 0.2287 | -3.3% |
| 1905 | 0.2208 | -3.4% |
| 1906 | 0.2131 | -3.5% |
| 1907 | 0.2055 | -3.6% |
| 1908 | 0.198 | -3.7% |
| 1909 | 0.1913 | -3.4% |
| 1910 | 0.1853 | -3.1% |
| 1911 | 0.1902 | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1958 | +2.9% |
| 1913 | 0.2022 | +3.3% |
| 1914 | 0.2086 | +3.2% |
| 1915 | 0.215 | +3.1% |
| 1916 | 0.2215 | +3.0% |
| 1917 | 0.2281 | +2.9% |
| 1918 | 0.2349 | +3.0% |
| 1919 | 0.2393 | +1.9% |
| 1920 | 0.2412 | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.2426 | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 0.2404 | -0.9% |
| 1923 | 0.2363 | -1.7% |
| 1924 | 0.232 | -1.8% |
| 1925 | 0.2277 | -1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.2222 | -2.4% |
| 1927 | 0.2177 | -2.0% |
| 1928 | 0.2133 | -2.0% |
| 1929 | 0.2089 | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.2065 | -1.1% |
| 1931 | 0.2081 | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.2088 | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.2107 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.2125 | +0.8% |
| 1935 | 0.2142 | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 0.2157 | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.2171 | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 0.2184 | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 0.2195 | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.2205 | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.2244 | +1.8% |
| 1942 | 0.2282 | +1.7% |
| 1943 | 0.232 | +1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.2357 | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.2351 | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.2352 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.232 | -1.4% |
| 1948 | 0.2288 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.2251 | -1.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2626 | +16.7% |
| 1951 | 0.2604 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2979 | +14.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2948 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.3298 | +11.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3256 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3212 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.3521 | +9.6% |
| 1958 | 0.3118 | -11.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3409 | +9.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3358 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.363 | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3578 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3833 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4076 | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4307 | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3964 | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3918 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4152 | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4107 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4031 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4534 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4503 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4467 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4903 | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5759 | +17.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4702 | -18.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6514 | +38.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8046 | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7095 | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6608 | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6353 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.592 | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5918 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6175 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6617 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6805 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6592 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7005 | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7023 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7702 | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7919 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8102 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8506 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.804 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8637 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9419 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9369 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.01 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 1.01 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.02 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.14 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.16 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.13 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.12 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.21 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.22 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.21 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.37 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1.42 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.39 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.37 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.49 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.35 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.34 | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 1.33 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.38 | +3.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03, 34% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.38 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.61, 38% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg excl land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +38.5% | 0.4702 | 0.6514 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0936 | 0.0866 | 0.1012 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1145 | 0.103 | 0.1268 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1458 | 0.1298 | 0.1631 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1883 | 0.1672 | 0.214 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2388 | 0.2207 | 0.2574 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.225 | 0.1913 | 0.2598 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2121 | 0.1853 | 0.2393 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2282 | 0.2089 | 0.2426 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2131 | 0.2065 | 0.2195 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2297 | 0.2205 | 0.2357 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3097 | 0.2604 | 0.3521 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3892 | 0.3358 | 0.4307 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5455 | 0.4031 | 0.8046 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6502 | 0.5918 | 0.7023 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8791 | 0.7702 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.02 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.2 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 | 1.33 | 1.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 141 Syria 1.43 compare
- 142 Mauritania 1.39 compare
- 143 Micronesia (country) 1.38 compare
- 145 Cape Verde 1.38 compare
- 146 Angola 1.3 compare
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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 excl land use in Samoa?
- Per capita ghg excl land use in Samoa was 1.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0866 in 1850.
- How does Samoa rank for per capita ghg excl land use?
- Samoa ranks 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg excl land use rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 excl land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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