Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Samoa
4.6%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
4.6%
in 2024
Samoa rank
32nd
Solomon Islands rank
31st
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 46 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 32nd and Solomon Islands ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.1% | 28.6% | 15.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 7.8% | 13.8% | 6.0% | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 14.0% | 14.2% | 0.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 4.5% | 4.3% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.2% | 2.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 3.9% | 1.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 4.6% | -0.6% | 5.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -0.1% | 0.6% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Samoa ranks 32nd and Solomon Islands ranks 31st 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.