Greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa
Samoa: Greenhouse gas emissions was 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 26.2%
World rank
192nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2014
All-time low
-3,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2008
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa is 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa peaked at 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2014 and was at its lowest, -3,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 2008.
That places Samoa 192nd out of 199 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.
Greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 225,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 163,512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -27.4% |
| 1852 | 136,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -16.5% |
| 1853 | 119,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.5% |
| 1854 | 107,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.5% |
| 1855 | 97,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.1% |
| 1856 | 89,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.1% |
| 1857 | 82,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.2% |
| 1858 | 77,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.4% |
| 1859 | 73,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.5% |
| 1860 | 72,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1861 | 76,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.5% |
| 1862 | 77,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1863 | 78,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 79,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 80,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 80,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 81,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 81,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 82,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 85,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.9% |
| 1871 | 87,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 87,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 88,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 89,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 90,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 92,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 93,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 94,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 95,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 94,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1881 | 96,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1882 | 98,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1883 | 99,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1884 | 101,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1885 | 102,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 103,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 105,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1888 | 106,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 107,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 112,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1891 | 113,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 113,926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 114,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 115,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 116,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 117,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 118,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 119,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 120,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 110,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.4% |
| 1901 | 95,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.6% |
| 1902 | 84,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.2% |
| 1903 | 77,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.8% |
| 1904 | 69,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.2% |
| 1905 | 59,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.7% |
| 1906 | 53,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.4% |
| 1907 | 48,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.2% |
| 1908 | 43,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.5% |
| 1909 | 34,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -20.6% |
| 1910 | 50,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +48.8% |
| 1911 | 78,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +54.6% |
| 1912 | 94,935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +20.6% |
| 1913 | 109,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.2% |
| 1914 | 118,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.7% |
| 1915 | 126,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.4% |
| 1916 | 137,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.5% |
| 1917 | 143,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1918 | 148,966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1919 | 155,751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1920 | 173,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.5% |
| 1921 | 187,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.7% |
| 1922 | 198,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.0% |
| 1923 | 203,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1924 | 213,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.8% |
| 1925 | 216,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 224,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1927 | 233,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1928 | 238,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1929 | 240,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 252,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1931 | 269,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.7% |
| 1932 | 279,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1933 | 289,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 1934 | 295,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1935 | 304,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1936 | 307,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 312,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 322,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1939 | 323,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 331,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 1941 | 340,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1942 | 351,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1943 | 355,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 365,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1945 | 374,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 380,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 388,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1948 | 393,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 396,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 397,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 374,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.8% |
| 1952 | 371,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 365,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 370,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 366,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 363,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 366,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 364,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 377,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 329,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.8% |
| 1961 | 310,589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.8% |
| 1962 | 279,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 254,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 389,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +53.2% |
| 1965 | 384,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 310,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -19.2% |
| 1967 | 313,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 294,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 270,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 266,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 258,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 245,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 239,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 273,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 417,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +52.4% |
| 1976 | 467,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 459,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 533,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 526,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 564,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 537,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 485,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 460,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 440,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 441,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 436,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 402,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 172,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -57.1% |
| 1989 | 104,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -39.5% |
| 1990 | 69,151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -33.9% |
| 1991 | 20,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -71.0% |
| 1992 | 30,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +53.7% |
| 1993 | 47,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +53.5% |
| 1994 | 22,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -53.2% |
| 1995 | 25,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 42,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +64.9% |
| 1997 | 53,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +26.3% |
| 1998 | 70,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +30.4% |
| 1999 | 45,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -34.9% |
| 2000 | 51,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 71,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +37.9% |
| 2002 | 66,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 59,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 51,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 48,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 37,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 15,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -58.9% |
| 2008 | -3,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -122.1% |
| 2009 | 215,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6354.4% |
| 2010 | 511,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +136.8% |
| 2011 | 728,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +42.5% |
| 2012 | 920,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 896,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 718,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 565,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 476,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 381,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 400,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 293,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -26.7% |
| 2023 | 210,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -28.1% |
| 2024 | 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -26.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 | +6354.4% | -3,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 215,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2010 | +136.8% | 215,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 511,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2008 | -122.1% | 15,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1991 | -71.0% | 69,151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1996 | +64.9% | 25,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2007 | -58.9% | 37,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 117,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 79,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 90,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 101,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 116,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 67,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 116,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 213,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 295,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 323,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 367,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 331,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 396,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 371,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 397,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 313,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 254,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 389,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 368,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 533,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 404,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 215,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 831,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 476,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 288,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 400,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 189 British Virgin Islands 208,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 190 Micronesia (country) 207,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 191 Dominica 204,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 147,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 194 Kiribati 110,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 195 Cook Islands 88,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa?
- Greenhouse gas emissions in Samoa was 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2014.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Samoa ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. 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 Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.