Niger vs Samoa: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Niger
7.52 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Samoa
4.89 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Niger rank
186th
Samoa rank
189th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Niger
- Samoa
How they compare
Niger currently reports 7.52 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.89 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.5 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Niger ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 189th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 111.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 100.76 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | -11.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 111.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 123.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 79.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 77.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 34.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 79.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2000s | 12.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -45.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 57.13 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2010s | 26.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 161.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 134.93 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 8.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.16 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, Niger or Samoa?
- Niger, at 7.52 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 Niger and Samoa?
- 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Samoa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Samoa rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 186th 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.