Palau vs Samoa: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Palau
9,890 tonnes
in 2024
Samoa
10,742 tonnes
in 2024
Palau rank
139th
Samoa rank
136th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 10,742 tonnes against 9,890 tonnes in Palau, a difference of 852 tonnes.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Samoa ahead.
Palau ranks 139th and Samoa ranks 136th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 916 tonnes | 916 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 11,725 tonnes | 1,466 tonnes | 10,259 tonnes | Palau |
| 1970s | -732.8 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | 6,229 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1980s | 10,259 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10,259 tonnes | Palau |
| 1990s | -2,565 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | 8,061 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2000s | -732.8 tonnes | 2,931 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2,198 tonnes | 9,160 tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,985 tonnes | -2,911 tonnes | 4,896 tonnes | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 10,742 tonnes against 9,890 tonnes in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Palau and Samoa?
- 852 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Palau ranks 139th and Samoa ranks 136th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.