Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Samoa

Samoa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0002 kt per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
125th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0002 kt per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.0001 kt per person
in 1980
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Samoa, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0002 kt per person.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0002 kt per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 1980.

That places Samoa 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Samoa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0002 kt per person
1962 0.0002 kt per person +0.4%
1963 0.0002 kt per person +0.3%
1964 0.0002 kt per person +0.4%
1965 0.0002 kt per person +0.3%
1966 0.0002 kt per person +0.2%
1967 0.0002 kt per person +0.4%
1968 0.0002 kt per person +0.4%
1969 0.0002 kt per person +0.3%
1970 0.0002 kt per person -3.4%
1971 0.0002 kt per person +1.8%
1972 0.0002 kt per person -0.2%
1973 0.0002 kt per person -0.5%
1974 0.0002 kt per person -0.9%
1975 0.0001 kt per person -1.1%
1976 0.0001 kt per person -1.6%
1977 0.0001 kt per person -0.9%
1978 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
1979 0.0001 kt per person -0.2%
1980 0.0001 kt per person -0.3%
1981 0.0001 kt per person +0.1%
1982 0.0001 kt per person +0.4%
1983 0.0001 kt per person +0.3%
1984 0.0001 kt per person +1.1%
1985 0.0001 kt per person +1.1%
1986 0.0001 kt per person -0.2%
1987 0.0001 kt per person +0.8%
1988 0.0001 kt per person -0.1%
1989 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
1990 0.0001 kt per person +0.3%
1991 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
1992 0.0002 kt per person +0.1%
1993 0.0002 kt per person +0.1%
1994 0.0002 kt per person +0.1%
1995 0.0002 kt per person -0.0%
1996 0.0002 kt per person +0.2%
1997 0.0002 kt per person -0.2%
1998 0.0002 kt per person +0.2%
1999 0.0002 kt per person -0.1%
2000 0.0002 kt per person +13.6%
2001 0.0002 kt per person -3.6%
2002 0.0002 kt per person +0.1%
2003 0.0002 kt per person +0.6%
2004 0.0002 kt per person +0.3%
2005 0.0002 kt per person -0.1%
2006 0.0002 kt per person -0.6%
2007 0.0002 kt per person -0.3%
2008 0.0002 kt per person -0.2%
2009 0.0002 kt per person -0.5%
2010 0.0002 kt per person -0.3%
2011 0.0002 kt per person -0.2%
2012 0.0002 kt per person -0.5%
2013 0.0002 kt per person -0.6%
2014 0.0002 kt per person -0.6%
2015 0.0002 kt per person -0.4%
2016 0.0002 kt per person -0.2%
2017 0.0002 kt per person -0.4%
2018 0.0002 kt per person -1.3%
2019 0.0002 kt per person -0.4%
2020 0.0002 kt per person -0.9%
2021 0.0002 kt per person -0.1%
2022 0.0002 kt per person -0.0%
2023 0.0002 kt per person -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 122 South Sudan 0.0002 kt per person compare
  2. 123 Tajikistan 0.0002 kt per person compare
  3. 124 Guinea-Bissau 0.0002 kt per person compare
  4. 126 Egypt 0.0002 kt per person compare
  5. 127 Germany 0.0001 kt per person compare
  6. 128 Somalia 0.0001 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Samoa?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Samoa was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 2000.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1980.
How does Samoa rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Samoa ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.