Annual temperature anomalies in Samoa
Samoa: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.1454 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1454
Change on year
down 73.6%
World rank
175th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.5509
in 2024
All-time low
-0.7471
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Samoa, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Samoa stood at 0.1454.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.6% on the previous year and up 1,580.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Samoa peaked at 0.5509 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.7471, in 1955.
That places Samoa 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.323 | — |
| 1941 | -0.3634 | +12.5% |
| 1942 | -0.5837 | +60.6% |
| 1943 | -0.6168 | +5.7% |
| 1944 | -0.3361 | -45.5% |
| 1945 | -0.4679 | +39.2% |
| 1946 | -0.5027 | +7.4% |
| 1947 | -0.2588 | -48.5% |
| 1948 | -0.4035 | +55.9% |
| 1949 | -0.2382 | -41.0% |
| 1950 | -0.5202 | +118.3% |
| 1951 | -0.4116 | -20.9% |
| 1952 | -0.1878 | -54.4% |
| 1953 | -0.2545 | +35.6% |
| 1954 | -0.5244 | +106.0% |
| 1955 | -0.7471 | +42.4% |
| 1956 | -0.6708 | -10.2% |
| 1957 | -0.3764 | -43.9% |
| 1958 | -0.2992 | -20.5% |
| 1959 | -0.2519 | -15.8% |
| 1960 | -0.353 | +40.1% |
| 1961 | -0.3641 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | -0.4526 | +24.3% |
| 1963 | -0.2524 | -44.2% |
| 1964 | -0.3002 | +18.9% |
| 1965 | -0.5123 | +70.6% |
| 1966 | -0.1821 | -64.4% |
| 1967 | -0.4451 | +144.4% |
| 1968 | -0.1973 | -55.7% |
| 1969 | -0.1125 | -43.0% |
| 1970 | -0.2189 | +94.7% |
| 1971 | -0.6071 | +177.3% |
| 1972 | -0.3113 | -48.7% |
| 1973 | -0.2738 | -12.1% |
| 1974 | -0.543 | +98.3% |
| 1975 | -0.5823 | +7.2% |
| 1976 | -0.5244 | -10.0% |
| 1977 | -0.2865 | -45.4% |
| 1978 | -0.3707 | +29.4% |
| 1979 | -0.1499 | -59.6% |
| 1980 | -0.0517 | -65.5% |
| 1981 | -0.2517 | +386.9% |
| 1982 | -0.1115 | -55.7% |
| 1983 | -0.2717 | +143.8% |
| 1984 | -0.4457 | +64.1% |
| 1985 | -0.422 | -5.3% |
| 1986 | -0.3066 | -27.3% |
| 1987 | -0.3906 | +27.4% |
| 1988 | -0.2683 | -31.3% |
| 1989 | -0.4957 | +84.7% |
| 1990 | -0.0816 | -83.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1469 | -279.9% |
| 1992 | -0.0319 | -121.7% |
| 1993 | -0.2248 | +605.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0985 | -56.2% |
| 1995 | -0.0585 | -40.6% |
| 1996 | -0.2107 | +260.1% |
| 1997 | -0.292 | +38.6% |
| 1998 | -0.1909 | -34.6% |
| 1999 | -0.26 | +36.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2974 | +14.4% |
| 2001 | -0.1532 | -48.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1834 | -219.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0473 | -74.2% |
| 2004 | 0.198 | +318.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1725 | -12.8% |
| 2006 | -0.0635 | -136.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0762 | -220.0% |
| 2008 | -0.3712 | -587.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1022 | -72.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1789 | -275.1% |
| 2011 | -0.3223 | -280.1% |
| 2012 | -0.0815 | -74.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1009 | -223.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0414 | -59.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0098 | -123.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4409 | -4589.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2675 | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1503 | -43.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4629 | +207.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3015 | -34.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0023 | -100.8% |
| 2022 | -0.1695 | +7392.6% |
| 2023 | 0.283 | -267.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5509 | +94.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1454 | -73.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1454 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693, 19% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1454 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414, 33% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -7392.6% | -0.0023 | -0.1695 |
| 2016 | +4589.5% | -0.0098 | 0.4409 |
| 1993 | -605.0% | -0.0319 | -0.2248 |
| 2008 | -587.0% | 0.0762 | -0.3712 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4094 | -0.6168 | -0.2382 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4244 | -0.7471 | -0.1878 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3172 | -0.5123 | -0.1125 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3868 | -0.6071 | -0.1499 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3016 | -0.4957 | -0.0517 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1302 | -0.292 | 0.1469 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.031 | -0.3712 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1229 | -0.3223 | 0.4629 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1848 | -0.1695 | 0.5509 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Samoa?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Samoa was 0.1454 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5509 in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7471 in 1955.
- How does Samoa rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,580.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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