Samoa vs Vanuatu: emissions of air pollutants

Samoa
4,814 tonnes
in 2022
Vanuatu
5,641 tonnes
in 2022
Samoa rank
194th
Vanuatu rank
192nd

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
02.0k4.0k6.0k175018862022

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 5,641 tonnes against 4,814 tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 827.35 tonnes.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Samoa ranks 194th and Vanuatu ranks 192nd of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.