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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Samoa: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
172.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Samoa
168.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
159th
Samoa rank
160th

Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Samoa
050100150200250198020022024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 172.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 168.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Samoa, a difference of 4.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 160th of 204 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.