Samoa vs Vanuatu: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Samoa
4.89 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Vanuatu
-9.7 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Samoa rank
189th
Vanuatu rank
191st
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 4.89 tonnes per square kilometre against -9.7 tonnes per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 14.59 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 189th and Vanuatu ranks 191st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 136.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 111.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 114.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 79.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 159.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 80.42 tonnes per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | -44.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 194.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 239.72 tonnes per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | -45.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 240.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 285.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 161.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -59.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 221.08 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 28.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 65.79 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, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Samoa, at 4.89 tonnes per square kilometre against -9.7 tonnes per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 14.59 tonnes per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 189th and Vanuatu ranks 191st 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.