Samoa vs Tajikistan: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Samoa
1.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tajikistan
1.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
156th
Tajikistan rank
159th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Samoa
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.13 tonnes per person against 1.01 tonnes per person in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Samoa ranks 156th and Tajikistan ranks 159th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0949 tonnes per person 1.81 tonnes per person 1.72 tonnes per person Tajikistan
1960s 0.1873 tonnes per person 2.42 tonnes per person 2.23 tonnes per person Tajikistan
1970s 0.3515 tonnes per person 2.82 tonnes per person 2.47 tonnes per person Tajikistan
1980s 0.4522 tonnes per person 2.65 tonnes per person 2.2 tonnes per person Tajikistan
1990s 0.6464 tonnes per person 0.8722 tonnes per person 0.2258 tonnes per person Tajikistan
2000s 0.8772 tonnes per person 0.3587 tonnes per person 0.5186 tonnes per person Samoa
2010s 1.07 tonnes per person 0.573 tonnes per person 0.4962 tonnes per person Samoa
2020s 1.13 tonnes per person 0.9887 tonnes per person 0.1441 tonnes per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Samoa or Tajikistan?
Samoa, at 1.13 tonnes per person against 1.01 tonnes per person in Tajikistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Samoa and Tajikistan?
0.12 tonnes per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tajikistan?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Tajikistan rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Samoa ranks 156th and Tajikistan ranks 159th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.