Nauru vs Samoa: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Nauru
4.6%
in 2024
Samoa
4.6%
in 2024
Nauru rank
35th
Samoa rank
32nd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Nauru
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Nauru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Samoa ahead.
Nauru ranks 35th and Samoa ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.1% | 3.2% | 15.9% | Nauru |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 14.0% | 7.8% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 0.2% | 3.4% | Nauru |
| 1990s | -5.1% | 5.3% | 10.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | -7.4% | 2.1% | 9.5% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 4.6% | 1.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -0.7% | 4.4% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Nauru or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Nauru and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Samoa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Samoa rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Nauru ranks 35th 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.