Mauritania vs Samoa: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Mauritania
5.44 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Samoa
4.89 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Mauritania rank
188th
Samoa rank
189th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Samoa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5.44 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.89 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.55 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Mauritania ranks 188th and Samoa ranks 189th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5791 tonnes per square kilometre | 111.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 110.9 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.0299 tonnes per square kilometre | 111.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 111.56 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 3.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 79.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 75.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 47.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -45.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 47.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 161.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 158.52 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.27 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Samoa?
- Mauritania, at 5.44 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.89 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Samoa?
- 0.55 tonnes per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 188th and Samoa ranks 189th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.