Samoa vs United States: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Samoa
375 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
United States
384.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Samoa rank
127th
United States rank
125th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Samoa
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 384.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 375 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Samoa, a difference of 9.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Samoa ranks 127th and United States ranks 125th of 213 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 355.66 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 598.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 242.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | United States |
| 2010s | 447.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 507.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 60.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | United States |
| 2020s | 378.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 404.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 26.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Samoa or United States?
- United States, at 384.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 375 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Samoa and United States?
- 9.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and United States rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Samoa ranks 127th and United States ranks 125th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.