Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste in Samoa
Samoa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste was 0.0288 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0288 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from waste in Samoa peaked at 0.0288 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0198 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Samoa 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0198 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0204 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0207 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0209 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0211 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0212 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0214 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0215 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0216 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0217 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0219 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.022 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0222 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0224 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0225 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0227 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0228 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0229 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.023 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0231 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0232 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0234 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0235 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0238 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.024 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0241 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0243 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0244 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0245 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0246 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0247 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0249 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.025 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0252 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0253 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0255 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0256 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0258 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0259 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0261 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0263 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0265 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0267 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0269 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0271 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0273 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0277 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0278 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0279 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.028 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0284 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0285 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0286 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0288 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0288 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.04 Mt CO2e, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0288 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.373 Mt CO2e, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.021 Mt CO2e | 0.0198 Mt CO2e | 0.0217 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0226 Mt CO2e | 0.0219 Mt CO2e | 0.0231 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.024 Mt CO2e | 0.0232 Mt CO2e | 0.0246 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0254 Mt CO2e | 0.0247 Mt CO2e | 0.0261 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0272 Mt CO2e | 0.0263 Mt CO2e | 0.0279 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0285 Mt CO2e | 0.028 Mt CO2e | 0.0288 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 181 Saint Lucia 0.0333 Mt CO2e compare
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0324 Mt CO2e compare
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0316 Mt CO2e compare
- 185 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0273 Mt CO2e compare
- 186 Dominica 0.0264 Mt CO2e compare
- 187 Kiribati 0.0233 Mt CO2e compare
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 methane (ch4) emissions from waste in Samoa?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from waste in Samoa was 0.0288 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from waste recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0288 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from waste recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0198 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for methane (ch4) emissions from waste?
- Samoa ranks 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from waste rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).