Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Samoa
Samoa: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Samoa, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Samoa peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 175 Falkland Islands 0.0% compare
- 176 Martinique 0.0% compare
- 177 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 179 French Guiana 0.0% compare
- 180 Macao 0.0% compare
- 181 Greenland 0.0% 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Samoa?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Samoa was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Samoa ranks 178th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.