Samoa vs Seychelles: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Samoa
10,742 tonnes
in 2024
Seychelles
11,262 tonnes
in 2024
Samoa rank
136th
Seychelles rank
135th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Samoa
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 11,262 tonnes against 10,742 tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 520 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 136th and Seychelles ranks 135th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,221 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1,221 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1970s | 5,496 tonnes | 11,358 tonnes | 5,862 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 11,358 tonnes | 11,358 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 5,496 tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | 1,466 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 2,931 tonnes | 13,923 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 9,160 tonnes | 14,656 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 2020s | -2,911 tonnes | 12,533 tonnes | 15,445 tonnes | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Samoa or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 11,262 tonnes against 10,742 tonnes in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Samoa and Seychelles?
- 520 tonnes, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Seychelles?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Seychelles rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Samoa ranks 136th and Seychelles ranks 135th 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.