Rwanda vs Samoa: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Rwanda
85.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Samoa
88.34 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Rwanda rank
136th
Samoa rank
135th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Rwanda
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 88.34 tonnes per square kilometre against 85.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Rwanda ranks 136th and Samoa ranks 135th of 204 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.33 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.57 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 25.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 19.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.41 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 21.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 57.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.7 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 38.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 38.22 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 76.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 87.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.51 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, Rwanda or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 88.34 tonnes per square kilometre against 85.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Samoa?
- 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Samoa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Samoa rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 136th 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.