Kiribati vs Samoa: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Kiribati
4.6%
in 2024
Samoa
4.6%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
34th
Samoa rank
32nd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 34th and Samoa ranks 32nd of 215 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 | 20.0% | 6.6% | 13.4% | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 14.0% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 1980s | -0.9% | 0.2% | 1.2% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 5.3% | 2.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.1% | 3.5% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.6% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -0.7% | 1.5% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 34th and Samoa ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.