Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa
Samoa: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 26.7%
World rank
192nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1850
All-time low
-0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa peaked at 0.0% in 1850 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2008.
Samoa ranks 192nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -29.3% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -18.6% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -15.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -12.4% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -15.6% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -22.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +49.2% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +54.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +19.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +50.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +52.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -57.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -39.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -34.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -71.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +55.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +53.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -54.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +60.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -35.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +39.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -59.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -121.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -6352.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +127.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -26.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +6352.3% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +127.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2008 | -121.7% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -71.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1996 | +60.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2007 | -59.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 190 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 191 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 194 Kiribati 0.0% compare
- 195 Cook Islands 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 in Samoa?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1850.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Samoa ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.