Kiribati vs Samoa: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Kiribati
89.34 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Samoa
88.34 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kiribati rank
134th
Samoa rank
135th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre against 88.34 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 1 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 135th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 34.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.67 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 28.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 34.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 54.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 57.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 74.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.41 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 86.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 87.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Kiribati, at 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre against 88.34 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 1 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 135th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.