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Share global methane emissions in Samoa

Samoa: Share global methane emissions was 0.0017 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0017
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
172nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0025
in 2015
All-time low
0.0007
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Samoa, 1850–2024

0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 0.0017 for share global methane emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Samoa peaked at 0.0025 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0007, in 1910.

Samoa ranks 172nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Share global methane emissions in Samoa, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0009 —
1851 0.0009 +0.4%
1852 0.0009 +0.2%
1853 0.0009 +0.1%
1854 0.0009 -0.2%
1855 0.0009 +0.2%
1856 0.0009 +0.1%
1857 0.0009 +0.3%
1858 0.0009 +0.3%
1859 0.0009 +0.1%
1860 0.0009 -0.0%
1861 0.0009 +0.8%
1862 0.0009 +0.9%
1863 0.0009 +0.6%
1864 0.0009 +0.6%
1865 0.0009 +0.7%
1866 0.0009 +0.7%
1867 0.0009 +0.8%
1868 0.0009 +0.9%
1869 0.0009 +0.7%
1870 0.001 +0.9%
1871 0.001 +0.5%
1872 0.001 +0.2%
1873 0.001 +0.4%
1874 0.001 +1.1%
1875 0.001 +0.4%
1876 0.001 +0.7%
1877 0.001 +0.7%
1878 0.001 +0.7%
1879 0.001 +0.4%
1880 0.001 +0.0%
1881 0.001 -0.1%
1882 0.001 +0.5%
1883 0.001 +0.4%
1884 0.001 +0.9%
1885 0.001 +0.9%
1886 0.001 +0.8%
1887 0.001 +0.5%
1888 0.001 +0.2%
1889 0.0011 +0.9%
1890 0.0011 +0.2%
1891 0.0011 +0.1%
1892 0.0011 +0.4%
1893 0.0011 +0.7%
1894 0.0011 +0.1%
1895 0.0011 -0.1%
1896 0.0011 +0.3%
1897 0.0011 +0.0%
1898 0.0011 -0.0%
1899 0.0011 -0.5%
1900 0.0011 -0.2%
1901 0.001 -3.7%
1902 0.001 -3.3%
1903 0.001 -4.2%
1904 0.0009 -3.4%
1905 0.0009 -3.9%
1906 0.0008 -4.3%
1907 0.0008 -5.1%
1908 0.0008 -3.0%
1909 0.0007 -4.4%
1910 0.0007 -4.4%
1911 0.0007 +2.3%
1912 0.0007 +2.1%
1913 0.0008 +1.3%
1914 0.0008 +4.1%
1915 0.0008 +2.5%
1916 0.0008 +1.0%
1917 0.0008 +1.4%
1918 0.0008 +3.0%
1919 0.0009 +3.9%
1920 0.0009 -0.2%
1921 0.0009 +5.4%
1922 0.0009 +1.1%
1923 0.0009 -0.0%
1924 0.001 +2.0%
1925 0.001 +2.1%
1926 0.001 +2.3%
1927 0.001 +0.0%
1928 0.001 +2.1%
1929 0.001 +0.3%
1930 0.001 +2.5%
1931 0.0011 +4.3%
1932 0.0011 +3.5%
1933 0.0011 +1.7%
1934 0.0012 +0.8%
1935 0.0012 +1.3%
1936 0.0012 +0.3%
1937 0.0012 +0.8%
1938 0.0012 +2.6%
1939 0.0012 +0.8%
1940 0.0012 +0.5%
1941 0.0013 +2.2%
1942 0.0013 +2.6%
1943 0.0013 +1.6%
1944 0.0013 +2.1%
1945 0.0014 +3.8%
1946 0.0014 -0.1%
1947 0.0014 -1.0%
1948 0.0014 +0.7%
1949 0.0014 +0.9%
1950 0.0014 -0.1%
1951 0.0014 -0.6%
1952 0.0014 +0.5%
1953 0.0014 +0.1%
1954 0.0014 -0.1%
1955 0.0014 -2.2%
1956 0.0014 -0.7%
1957 0.0013 -0.4%
1958 0.0014 +0.4%
1959 0.0013 -1.6%
1960 0.0013 -0.1%
1961 0.0013 +0.4%
1962 0.0013 -0.7%
1963 0.0014 +7.1%
1964 0.0014 -0.6%
1965 0.0014 -2.2%
1966 0.0013 -3.4%
1967 0.0014 +3.4%
1968 0.0014 +1.8%
1969 0.0014 -1.8%
1970 0.0014 -0.8%
1971 0.0014 +0.6%
1972 0.0014 -1.3%
1973 0.0013 -1.0%
1974 0.0014 +5.0%
1975 0.0015 +4.8%
1976 0.0015 +1.0%
1977 0.0015 -0.7%
1978 0.0015 +2.4%
1979 0.0015 +0.9%
1980 0.0016 +4.3%
1981 0.0017 +6.8%
1982 0.0018 +3.4%
1983 0.0018 +1.5%
1984 0.0018 +2.3%
1985 0.0019 +5.7%
1986 0.0021 +9.3%
1987 0.0023 +7.3%
1988 0.0022 -1.4%
1989 0.0022 -2.8%
1990 0.0022 -0.5%
1991 0.0022 +0.6%
1992 0.0021 -2.5%
1993 0.0022 +2.3%
1994 0.0022 +0.5%
1995 0.0021 -3.1%
1996 0.0021 -1.0%
1997 0.0021 +0.5%
1998 0.0021 +2.1%
1999 0.0021 +0.0%
2000 0.0021 -0.3%
2001 0.0023 +8.5%
2002 0.0023 +0.7%
2003 0.0023 -1.2%
2004 0.0023 -0.7%
2005 0.0023 -1.4%
2006 0.0022 -1.5%
2007 0.0021 -4.7%
2008 0.0021 -2.4%
2009 0.0022 +4.0%
2010 0.0023 +5.8%
2011 0.0023 +1.0%
2012 0.0023 +1.5%
2013 0.0024 +2.5%
2014 0.0024 -0.6%
2015 0.0025 +5.6%
2016 0.0023 -8.9%
2017 0.0021 -7.0%
2018 0.0019 -10.2%
2019 0.0017 -13.2%
2020 0.0015 -7.1%
2021 0.0018 +19.3%
2022 0.0017 -5.3%
2023 0.0017 -4.7%
2024 0.0017 +5.1%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0.0017 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1213, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0.0017 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0554, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 10
1860s 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 10
1870s 0.001 0.001 0.001 10
1880s 0.001 0.001 0.0011 10
1890s 0.0011 0.0011 0.0011 10
1900s 0.0009 0.0007 0.0011 10
1910s 0.0008 0.0007 0.0009 10
1920s 0.001 0.0009 0.001 10
1930s 0.0012 0.001 0.0012 10
1940s 0.0013 0.0012 0.0014 10
1950s 0.0014 0.0013 0.0014 10
1960s 0.0014 0.0013 0.0014 10
1970s 0.0014 0.0013 0.0015 10
1980s 0.0019 0.0016 0.0023 10
1990s 0.0021 0.0021 0.0022 10
2000s 0.0022 0.0021 0.0023 10
2010s 0.0022 0.0017 0.0025 10
2020s 0.0017 0.0015 0.0018 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 169 Vanuatu 0.0036 compare
  2. 170 Bahamas 0.0035 compare
  3. 171 Solomon Islands 0.003 compare
  4. 173 Malta 0.0017 compare
  5. 174 Maldives 0.0017 compare
  6. 175 Cape Verde 0.0017 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Samoa?
Share global methane emissions in Samoa was 0.0017 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0025 in 2015.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 in 1910.
How does Samoa rank for share global methane emissions?
Samoa ranks 172nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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