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
-50050100195119872024

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

Indicator
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 22,456 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.