Total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Samoa
Samoa: Total ghg emissions excluding lufc was 300,322 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
300,322
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
184th
of 198 countries
All-time high
320,318
in 2021
All-time low
4,046
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Samoa, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Samoa stood at 300,322.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Samoa peaked at 320,318 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,046, in 1850.
Samoa ranks 184th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4,046 | — |
| 1851 | 4,092 | +1.2% |
| 1852 | 4,140 | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 4,188 | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 4,237 | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 4,287 | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 4,338 | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 4,389 | +1.2% |
| 1858 | 4,442 | +1.2% |
| 1859 | 4,495 | +1.2% |
| 1860 | 4,548 | +1.2% |
| 1861 | 4,627 | +1.7% |
| 1862 | 4,706 | +1.7% |
| 1863 | 4,787 | +1.7% |
| 1864 | 4,869 | +1.7% |
| 1865 | 4,953 | +1.7% |
| 1866 | 5,038 | +1.7% |
| 1867 | 5,124 | +1.7% |
| 1868 | 5,213 | +1.7% |
| 1869 | 5,302 | +1.7% |
| 1870 | 5,394 | +1.7% |
| 1871 | 5,495 | +1.9% |
| 1872 | 5,600 | +1.9% |
| 1873 | 5,709 | +2.0% |
| 1874 | 5,822 | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 5,939 | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 6,057 | +2.0% |
| 1877 | 6,177 | +2.0% |
| 1878 | 6,298 | +2.0% |
| 1879 | 6,420 | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 6,541 | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 6,580 | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 6,732 | +2.3% |
| 1883 | 6,887 | +2.3% |
| 1884 | 7,047 | +2.3% |
| 1885 | 7,212 | +2.3% |
| 1886 | 7,381 | +2.4% |
| 1887 | 7,557 | +2.4% |
| 1888 | 7,738 | +2.4% |
| 1889 | 7,925 | +2.4% |
| 1890 | 8,127 | +2.5% |
| 1891 | 8,217 | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 8,308 | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 8,400 | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 8,492 | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 8,584 | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 8,689 | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 8,795 | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 8,901 | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 9,009 | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 9,117 | +1.2% |
| 1901 | 8,892 | -2.5% |
| 1902 | 8,735 | -1.8% |
| 1903 | 8,576 | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 8,415 | -1.9% |
| 1905 | 8,250 | -2.0% |
| 1906 | 8,082 | -2.0% |
| 1907 | 7,912 | -2.1% |
| 1908 | 7,737 | -2.2% |
| 1909 | 7,559 | -2.3% |
| 1910 | 7,377 | -2.4% |
| 1911 | 7,596 | +3.0% |
| 1912 | 7,815 | +2.9% |
| 1913 | 8,033 | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 8,251 | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 8,469 | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 8,685 | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 8,901 | +2.5% |
| 1918 | 9,117 | +2.4% |
| 1919 | 9,332 | +2.4% |
| 1920 | 9,546 | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 9,848 | +3.2% |
| 1922 | 10,103 | +2.6% |
| 1923 | 10,379 | +2.7% |
| 1924 | 10,654 | +2.6% |
| 1925 | 10,928 | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 11,142 | +2.0% |
| 1927 | 11,415 | +2.4% |
| 1928 | 11,686 | +2.4% |
| 1929 | 11,898 | +1.8% |
| 1930 | 12,169 | +2.3% |
| 1931 | 12,618 | +3.7% |
| 1932 | 12,972 | +2.8% |
| 1933 | 13,348 | +2.9% |
| 1934 | 13,725 | +2.8% |
| 1935 | 14,104 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 14,483 | +2.7% |
| 1937 | 14,862 | +2.6% |
| 1938 | 15,241 | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 15,618 | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 15,994 | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 16,587 | +3.7% |
| 1942 | 17,186 | +3.6% |
| 1943 | 17,797 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | 18,416 | +3.5% |
| 1945 | 18,717 | +1.6% |
| 1946 | 19,076 | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 19,168 | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 19,258 | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 19,343 | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 23,185 | +19.9% |
| 1951 | 23,570 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 27,623 | +17.2% |
| 1953 | 27,947 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 31,952 | +14.3% |
| 1955 | 32,250 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 32,550 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 36,587 | +12.4% |
| 1958 | 33,268 | -9.1% |
| 1959 | 37,354 | +12.3% |
| 1960 | 37,777 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 41,927 | +11.0% |
| 1962 | 42,444 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 46,677 | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 50,915 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 55,132 | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 51,957 | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 52,415 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 56,484 | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 56,780 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 56,604 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 64,617 | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 65,093 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 65,448 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 73,265 | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 88,323 | +20.6% |
| 1976 | 73,885 | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 104,071 | +40.9% |
| 1978 | 129,858 | +24.8% |
| 1979 | 115,574 | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 108,589 | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 105,261 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 98,571 | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 98,671 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 103,005 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 110,407 | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 113,695 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 110,525 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 117,941 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 118,540 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 130,206 | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 134,130 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 138,014 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 146,113 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 139,234 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 150,793 | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 165,862 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 166,355 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 181,506 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 181,636 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 185,469 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 196,908 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 204,769 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 205,027 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 212,373 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 216,213 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 212,790 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 224,727 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 206,886 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 214,162 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 233,087 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 237,115 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 237,389 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 238,359 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 249,693 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 276,204 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 288,226 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 284,960 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 284,844 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 311,643 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 286,385 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 320,318 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 289,487 | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 288,833 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 300,322 | +4.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 300,322 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.43 million, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 300,322 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.07 million, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total ghg emissions excluding lufc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +40.9% | 73,885 | 104,071 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4,265 | 4,046 | 4,495 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4,917 | 4,548 | 5,302 | 10 |
| 1870s | 5,891 | 5,394 | 6,420 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7,160 | 6,541 | 7,925 | 10 |
| 1890s | 8,552 | 8,127 | 9,009 | 10 |
| 1900s | 8,327 | 7,559 | 9,117 | 10 |
| 1910s | 8,358 | 7,377 | 9,332 | 10 |
| 1920s | 10,760 | 9,546 | 11,898 | 10 |
| 1930s | 13,914 | 12,169 | 15,618 | 10 |
| 1940s | 18,154 | 15,994 | 19,343 | 10 |
| 1950s | 30,629 | 23,185 | 37,354 | 10 |
| 1960s | 49,251 | 37,777 | 56,780 | 10 |
| 1970s | 83,674 | 56,604 | 129,858 | 10 |
| 1980s | 108,521 | 98,571 | 118,540 | 10 |
| 1990s | 153,385 | 130,206 | 181,636 | 10 |
| 2000s | 207,932 | 185,469 | 224,727 | 10 |
| 2010s | 264,152 | 233,087 | 311,643 | 10 |
| 2020s | 297,069 | 286,385 | 320,318 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 181 Turks and Caicos Islands 385,594 compare
- 182 Vanuatu 313,608 compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 300,997 compare
- 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 294,973 compare
- 186 Palau 291,575 compare
- 187 Sao Tome and Principe 216,055 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 total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Samoa?
- Total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Samoa was 300,322 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions excluding lufc recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 320,318 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions excluding lufc recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,046 in 1850.
- How does Samoa rank for total ghg emissions excluding lufc?
- Samoa ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total ghg emissions excluding lufc rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total ghg emissions excluding lufc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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