Moldova vs Samoa: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Moldova
-1.12 tonnes per person
in 2024
Samoa
-1.06 tonnes per person
in 2024
Moldova rank
185th
Samoa rank
183rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Moldova
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -1.06 tonnes per person against -1.12 tonnes per person in Moldova, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 9 and Samoa in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.62 tonnes per person | 0.4527 tonnes per person | 3.17 tonnes per person | Moldova |
| 1860s | 2.48 tonnes per person | 0.5337 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | Moldova |
| 1870s | 2.11 tonnes per person | 0.9252 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | Moldova |
| 1880s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.8917 tonnes per person | Moldova |
| 1890s | 1.81 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 0.4283 tonnes per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | 1.82 tonnes per person | -0.1577 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | Moldova |
| 1910s | 1.3 tonnes per person | 0.6208 tonnes per person | 0.6754 tonnes per person | Moldova |
| 1920s | 0.9779 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0.809 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0.886 tonnes per person | 3.46 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 3.55 tonnes per person | 2.31 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | -0.9433 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | 3.28 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | -0.7667 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | -0.4914 tonnes per person | 0.8984 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | -0.4259 tonnes per person | -1.38 tonnes per person | 0.9553 tonnes per person | Moldova |
| 2000s | -0.5766 tonnes per person | -1.56 tonnes per person | 0.9853 tonnes per person | Moldova |
| 2010s | -1.12 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | -1.04 tonnes per person | -0.7636 tonnes per person | 0.2806 tonnes per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Moldova or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -1.06 tonnes per person against -1.12 tonnes per person in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Moldova and Samoa?
- 0.06 tonnes per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and Samoa rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Moldova ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 183rd of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.