Per capita methane emissions in Samoa
Samoa: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
138th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2015
All-time low
0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Samoa is 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 135 Sweden 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 136 Niue 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 137 Uganda 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 139 East Timor 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 140 Cameroon 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 141 Tuvalu 0.7257 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 methane emissions in Samoa?
- Per capita methane emissions in Samoa was 0.7382 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 methane emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.