Emissions of air pollutants in Samoa
Samoa: Emissions of air pollutants was 1,763 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1,763 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
199th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,234 tonnes
in 2005
All-time low
1.13 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Samoa, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1,763 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Samoa peaked at 2,234 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.13 tonnes, in 1750.
Samoa ranks 199th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1.13 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 1.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 1.15 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 1.15 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 1.16 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 1.16 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 1.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 1.18 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 1.18 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 1.19 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 1.19 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 1.2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 1.21 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 1.21 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 1.22 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 1.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 1.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 1.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 1.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 1.25 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 1.26 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 1.26 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 1.27 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 1.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 1.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 1.29 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 1.3 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 1.3 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 1.31 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 1.32 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 1.32 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 1.33 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 1.34 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 1.34 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 1.35 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 1.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 1.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 1.37 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 1.38 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 1.38 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 1.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 1.4 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 1.41 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 1.41 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 1.42 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 1.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 1.44 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 1.44 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 1.45 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 1.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 1.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 1.48 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 1.49 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 1.5 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 1.51 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 1.52 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 1.53 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 1.54 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1808 | 1.56 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1809 | 1.57 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1810 | 1.58 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 1.59 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 1.6 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 1.62 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 1.63 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 1.64 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 1.66 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 1.67 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 1.68 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 1.69 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 1.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 1.72 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 1.73 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 1.75 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 1.76 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 1.78 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 1.79 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 1.8 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 1.82 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 1.83 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1830 | 1.84 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 1.86 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1832 | 1.87 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 1.89 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 1.9 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1835 | 1.92 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1836 | 1.93 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 1.95 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1838 | 1.96 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1839 | 1.98 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1840 | 1.99 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 2.01 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 2.02 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 2.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 2.05 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 2.07 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 2.08 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 2.1 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 2.12 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1849 | 2.13 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1850 | 2.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 2.18 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1852 | 2.21 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1853 | 2.25 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1854 | 2.28 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1855 | 2.32 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1856 | 2.35 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1857 | 2.39 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1858 | 2.43 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1859 | 2.47 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 2.51 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1861 | 2.57 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1862 | 2.63 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1863 | 2.7 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1864 | 2.76 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1865 | 2.83 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1866 | 2.9 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1867 | 2.97 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1868 | 3.04 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1869 | 3.11 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1870 | 3.19 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1871 | 3.27 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1872 | 3.35 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1873 | 3.43 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1874 | 3.51 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1875 | 3.6 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1876 | 3.69 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1877 | 3.78 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1878 | 3.87 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1879 | 3.96 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1880 | 4.06 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1881 | 4.1 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 4.22 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1883 | 4.34 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1884 | 4.47 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1885 | 4.6 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1886 | 4.74 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1887 | 4.88 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1888 | 5.03 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1889 | 5.18 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 5.34 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 5.42 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 5.51 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 5.59 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 5.67 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 5.76 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 5.85 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 5.95 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 6.05 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1899 | 6.14 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 6.24 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 6.19 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1902 | 6.18 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 6.16 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 6.14 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 6.11 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1906 | 6.08 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 6.03 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1908 | 5.98 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 5.92 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 5.86 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 6.15 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1912 | 6.45 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 6.75 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1914 | 7.06 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1915 | 7.38 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1916 | 7.7 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1917 | 8.03 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1918 | 8.36 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1919 | 8.7 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1920 | 9.05 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1921 | 9.47 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1922 | 9.85 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1923 | 10.28 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1924 | 10.69 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1925 | 11.3 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1926 | 11.77 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1927 | 12.25 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1928 | 12.71 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1929 | 13.09 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 13.47 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1931 | 14.1 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 14.55 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1933 | 15.02 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1934 | 15.49 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1935 | 15.95 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 16.57 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1937 | 17.18 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1938 | 17.76 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 18.33 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1940 | 18.88 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1941 | 19.63 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1942 | 20.3 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 21.02 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1944 | 21.77 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1945 | 22.39 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1946 | 23.25 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1947 | 23.75 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1948 | 24.21 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 24.82 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 50.64 tonnes | +104.0% |
| 1951 | 51.85 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 77.23 tonnes | +48.9% |
| 1953 | 77.6 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 101.58 tonnes | +30.9% |
| 1955 | 101.38 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 101.28 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 123.89 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1958 | 101.75 tonnes | -17.9% |
| 1959 | 123.91 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1960 | 123.87 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 147.03 tonnes | +18.7% |
| 1962 | 147.88 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 169.19 tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 190.02 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 210.59 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 192.08 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1967 | 193.55 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 213.8 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 214.72 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 215.82 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 255.22 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 279.31 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 281.19 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 286.55 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 444.82 tonnes | +55.2% |
| 1976 | 385.06 tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 703.26 tonnes | +82.6% |
| 1978 | 804.05 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 748.87 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 765.89 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 802.66 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 921.48 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 929.21 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1,107 tonnes | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 1,023 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 1,090 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 1,061 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 1,063 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1,076 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,228 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 1,240 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1,372 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 1,457 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 1,449 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,509 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1,503 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,506 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,584 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,565 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,866 tonnes | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 1,998 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 2,089 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 2,173 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2,191 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,234 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2,171 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2,108 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 2,026 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1,938 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1,962 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2,022 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,933 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,911 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,032 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 2,049 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,035 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,923 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2,008 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,935 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,693 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1,742 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,763 tonnes | +1.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,763 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784 tonnes, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,763 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909 tonnes, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +104.0% | 24.82 tonnes | 50.64 tonnes |
| 1977 | +82.6% | 385.06 tonnes | 703.26 tonnes |
| 1975 | +55.2% | 286.55 tonnes | 444.82 tonnes |
| 1952 | +48.9% | 51.85 tonnes | 77.23 tonnes |
| 1954 | +30.9% | 77.6 tonnes | 101.58 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.16 tonnes | 1.13 tonnes | 1.19 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 1.22 tonnes | 1.19 tonnes | 1.25 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 1.29 tonnes | 1.26 tonnes | 1.32 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 1.35 tonnes | 1.32 tonnes | 1.38 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 1.42 tonnes | 1.39 tonnes | 1.46 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 1.52 tonnes | 1.46 tonnes | 1.57 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.64 tonnes | 1.58 tonnes | 1.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.77 tonnes | 1.71 tonnes | 1.83 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.91 tonnes | 1.84 tonnes | 1.98 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.06 tonnes | 1.99 tonnes | 2.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.3 tonnes | 2.15 tonnes | 2.47 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.8 tonnes | 2.51 tonnes | 3.11 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.56 tonnes | 3.19 tonnes | 3.96 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.56 tonnes | 4.06 tonnes | 5.18 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.73 tonnes | 5.34 tonnes | 6.14 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.1 tonnes | 5.92 tonnes | 6.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.24 tonnes | 5.86 tonnes | 8.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.05 tonnes | 9.05 tonnes | 13.09 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 15.84 tonnes | 13.47 tonnes | 18.33 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 22 tonnes | 18.88 tonnes | 24.82 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 91.11 tonnes | 50.64 tonnes | 123.91 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 180.27 tonnes | 123.87 tonnes | 214.72 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 440.42 tonnes | 215.82 tonnes | 804.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 983.95 tonnes | 765.89 tonnes | 1,107 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,441 tonnes | 1,228 tonnes | 1,584 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,079 tonnes | 1,866 tonnes | 2,234 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,981 tonnes | 1,911 tonnes | 2,049 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,733 tonnes | 1,693 tonnes | 1,763 tonnes | 3 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Samoa?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Samoa was 1,763 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,234 tonnes in 2005.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Samoa rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Samoa ranks 199th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.