Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Samoa
Samoa: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Samoa, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Samoa is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Samoa peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Samoa 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 195 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 196 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 197 British Virgin Islands 0.0% 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Samoa?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Samoa was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Samoa rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Samoa ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.