What is carbon intensity of gdp in Samoa?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Samoa was 0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.

What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 0.399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2015.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1971.

How does Samoa rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Samoa ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Samoa data come from?

The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Samoa

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Samoa
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Samoa: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

85th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2015

All-time low

0.1701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Samoa, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP for carbon intensity of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0.399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1971.

That places Samoa 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Samoa, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1931 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1972	0.1787 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1973	0.2002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1974	0.2752 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+37.4%
1975	0.2364 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1976	0.2129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1977	0.2265 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1978	0.2115 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1979	0.205 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1980	0.2353 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+14.8%
1981	0.2559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1982	0.2908 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1983	0.286 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1984	0.3148 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1985	0.2676 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1986	0.1916 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-28.4%
1987	0.2171 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1988	0.2219 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1989	0.2646 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+19.2%
1990	0.2867 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1991	0.3042 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1992	0.2976 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1993	0.325 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1994	0.3427 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1995	0.2916 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1996	0.2745 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1997	0.281 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1998	0.2828 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1999	0.2763 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2000	0.3476 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+25.8%
2001	0.3496 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2002	0.3419 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2003	0.3355 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2004	0.3198 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2005	0.3101 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2006	0.3049 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2007	0.3304 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2008	0.3272 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2009	0.3344 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2010	0.334 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2011	0.3272 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2012	0.3404 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2013	0.3536 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2014	0.361 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2015	0.399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2016	0.398 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2017	0.3507 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2018	0.3843 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.6%
2019	0.3987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2020	0.345 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2021	0.3985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+15.5%
2022	0.3771 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2023	0.3281 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2024	0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2752 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2546 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1916 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3148 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2962 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2745 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3427 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3301 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3049 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3496 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3647 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3272 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3281 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Samoa

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More environment data for Samoa

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.71 % change on previous year (2023)
Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.1914 m3 per person (2024)
Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -48.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Samoa?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Samoa was 0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 0.399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2015.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Samoa rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Samoa ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?: The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.