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Per capita methane emissions in Samoa

Samoa: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7382 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7382
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
138th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.04
in 2015
All-time low
0.231
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Samoa, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Samoa is 0.7382, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Samoa peaked at 1.04 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.231, in 1850.

That places Samoa 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita methane emissions in Samoa, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.231 —
1851 0.2335 +1.1%
1852 0.2364 +1.2%
1853 0.2396 +1.4%
1854 0.2429 +1.4%
1855 0.2462 +1.4%
1856 0.2496 +1.4%
1857 0.253 +1.4%
1858 0.2565 +1.4%
1859 0.2601 +1.4%
1860 0.2637 +1.4%
1861 0.2692 +2.1%
1862 0.2747 +2.1%
1863 0.2804 +2.1%
1864 0.2861 +2.0%
1865 0.2919 +2.0%
1866 0.2978 +2.0%
1867 0.3038 +2.0%
1868 0.3099 +2.0%
1869 0.3162 +2.0%
1870 0.3225 +2.0%
1871 0.3293 +2.1%
1872 0.3363 +2.1%
1873 0.3433 +2.1%
1874 0.3505 +2.1%
1875 0.3578 +2.1%
1876 0.3652 +2.1%
1877 0.3728 +2.1%
1878 0.3805 +2.1%
1879 0.3883 +2.1%
1880 0.3963 +2.1%
1881 0.4027 +1.6%
1882 0.412 +2.3%
1883 0.4216 +2.3%
1884 0.4313 +2.3%
1885 0.4413 +2.3%
1886 0.4516 +2.3%
1887 0.4621 +2.3%
1888 0.4728 +2.3%
1889 0.4839 +2.3%
1890 0.4952 +2.3%
1891 0.5042 +1.8%
1892 0.5133 +1.8%
1893 0.5225 +1.8%
1894 0.5318 +1.8%
1895 0.5411 +1.8%
1896 0.551 +1.8%
1897 0.5609 +1.8%
1898 0.571 +1.8%
1899 0.5787 +1.4%
1900 0.584 +0.9%
1901 0.5645 -3.3%
1902 0.5448 -3.5%
1903 0.5232 -4.0%
1904 0.5021 -4.0%
1905 0.4813 -4.1%
1906 0.461 -4.2%
1907 0.4411 -4.3%
1908 0.4217 -4.4%
1909 0.4042 -4.1%
1910 0.3885 -3.9%
1911 0.4003 +3.0%
1912 0.4137 +3.3%
1913 0.4287 +3.6%
1914 0.4439 +3.5%
1915 0.4591 +3.4%
1916 0.4745 +3.3%
1917 0.49 +3.3%
1918 0.5061 +3.3%
1919 0.5172 +2.2%
1920 0.5227 +1.1%
1921 0.528 +1.0%
1922 0.5264 -0.3%
1923 0.5199 -1.2%
1924 0.513 -1.3%
1925 0.5058 -1.4%
1926 0.497 -1.7%
1927 0.4891 -1.6%
1928 0.4809 -1.7%
1929 0.474 -1.4%
1930 0.4704 -0.8%
1931 0.4747 +0.9%
1932 0.4791 +0.9%
1933 0.4856 +1.4%
1934 0.4916 +1.2%
1935 0.4972 +1.1%
1936 0.5024 +1.1%
1937 0.5073 +1.0%
1938 0.5117 +0.9%
1939 0.5159 +0.8%
1940 0.5198 +0.8%
1941 0.5301 +2.0%
1942 0.5399 +1.8%
1943 0.5493 +1.7%
1944 0.5581 +1.6%
1945 0.5624 +0.8%
1946 0.5671 +0.8%
1947 0.5682 +0.2%
1948 0.569 +0.2%
1949 0.5684 -0.1%
1950 0.5653 -0.6%
1951 0.5654 +0.0%
1952 0.566 +0.1%
1953 0.5668 +0.2%
1954 0.5677 +0.2%
1955 0.5681 +0.1%
1956 0.5681 -0.0%
1957 0.5676 -0.1%
1958 0.5662 -0.3%
1959 0.5659 -0.1%
1960 0.5659 +0.0%
1961 0.5584 -1.3%
1962 0.5491 -1.7%
1963 0.5855 +6.6%
1964 0.5787 -1.2%
1965 0.5669 -2.0%
1966 0.5546 -2.2%
1967 0.5677 +2.4%
1968 0.5772 +1.7%
1969 0.5748 -0.4%
1970 0.5752 +0.1%
1971 0.5721 -0.5%
1972 0.5685 -0.6%
1973 0.5693 +0.1%
1974 0.5874 +3.2%
1975 0.6072 +3.4%
1976 0.607 -0.0%
1977 0.6002 -1.1%
1978 0.6109 +1.8%
1979 0.6258 +2.4%
1980 0.6435 +2.8%
1981 0.6639 +3.2%
1982 0.6904 +4.0%
1983 0.7001 +1.4%
1984 0.7238 +3.4%
1985 0.7739 +6.9%
1986 0.8536 +10.3%
1987 0.9191 +7.7%
1988 0.916 -0.3%
1989 0.9078 -0.9%
1990 0.9098 +0.2%
1991 0.9069 -0.3%
1992 0.88 -3.0%
1993 0.8918 +1.3%
1994 0.8979 +0.7%
1995 0.8744 -2.6%
1996 0.868 -0.7%
1997 0.8613 -0.8%
1998 0.8656 +0.5%
1999 0.8615 -0.5%
2000 0.864 +0.3%
2001 0.9264 +7.2%
2002 0.9213 -0.5%
2003 0.9268 +0.6%
2004 0.9329 +0.7%
2005 0.9304 -0.3%
2006 0.9275 -0.3%
2007 0.8852 -4.6%
2008 0.8657 -2.2%
2009 0.8877 +2.5%
2010 0.9453 +6.5%
2011 0.9729 +2.9%
2012 0.9858 +1.3%
2013 0.996 +1.0%
2014 0.9909 -0.5%
2015 1.04 +4.8%
2016 0.9433 -9.1%
2017 0.8841 -6.3%
2018 0.7991 -9.6%
2019 0.6936 -13.2%
2020 0.6323 -8.8%
2021 0.7597 +20.1%
2022 0.7293 -4.0%
2023 0.7014 -3.8%
2024 0.7382 +5.2%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0.7382 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 69% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0.7382 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2449 0.231 0.2601 10
1860s 0.2894 0.2637 0.3162 10
1870s 0.3547 0.3225 0.3883 10
1880s 0.4376 0.3963 0.4839 10
1890s 0.537 0.4952 0.5787 10
1900s 0.4928 0.4042 0.584 10
1910s 0.4522 0.3885 0.5172 10
1920s 0.5057 0.474 0.528 10
1930s 0.4936 0.4704 0.5159 10
1940s 0.5532 0.5198 0.569 10
1950s 0.5667 0.5653 0.5681 10
1960s 0.5679 0.5491 0.5855 10
1970s 0.5924 0.5685 0.6258 10
1980s 0.7792 0.6435 0.9191 10
1990s 0.8817 0.8613 0.9098 10
2000s 0.9068 0.864 0.9329 10
2010s 0.9249 0.6936 1.04 10
2020s 0.7122 0.6323 0.7597 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 135 Sweden 0.7472 compare
  2. 136 Niue 0.7458 compare
  3. 137 Uganda 0.7409 compare
  4. 139 East Timor 0.7367 compare
  5. 140 Cameroon 0.735 compare
  6. 141 Tuvalu 0.7257 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Samoa?
Per capita methane emissions in Samoa was 0.7382 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 2015.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.231 in 1850.
How does Samoa rank for per capita methane emissions?
Samoa ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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