Share global food emissions in Samoa
Samoa: Share global food emissions was 0.0014 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.0014
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
178th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0014
in 2015
All-time low
0.0011
in 1997
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Samoa, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0014 for share global food emissions in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Samoa peaked at 0.0014 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0011, in 1997.
That places Samoa 178th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0011 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0011 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 | +5.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0014 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1012, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0014 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0319, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 | 0.0011 | 0.0011 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 | 0.0011 | 0.0013 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 | 0.0012 | 0.0014 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 175 Falkland Islands 0.0023 compare
- 176 Martinique 0.0022 compare
- 177 Cape Verde 0.0017 compare
- 179 French Guiana 0.0012 compare
- 180 Macao 0.0011 compare
- 181 Greenland 0.001 compare
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 share global food emissions in Samoa?
- Share global food emissions in Samoa was 0.0014 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for share global food emissions?
- Samoa ranks 178th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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