Samoa vs Vanuatu: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Samoa
-1.06 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
-0.9621 tonnes per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
183rd
Vanuatu rank
182nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports -0.9621 tonnes per person against -1.06 tonnes per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0979 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 9 and Vanuatu in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4527 tonnes per person | 0.8436 tonnes per person | 0.3909 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 0.5337 tonnes per person | 0.3046 tonnes per person | 0.2291 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.9252 tonnes per person | 0.2367 tonnes per person | 0.6886 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1880s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.2742 tonnes per person | 0.7325 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 0.2175 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | -0.1577 tonnes per person | 0.1447 tonnes per person | 0.3023 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 0.6208 tonnes per person | 0.1579 tonnes per person | 0.4629 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 2.3 tonnes per person | 0.1254 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 0.1214 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 3.46 tonnes per person | 117.87 tonnes per person | 114.42 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 3.55 tonnes per person | 42.86 tonnes per person | 39.31 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 2.33 tonnes per person | 19.72 tonnes per person | 17.39 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per person | 13.74 tonnes per person | 12.03 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.8984 tonnes per person | 14.44 tonnes per person | 13.54 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | -1.38 tonnes per person | 13.98 tonnes per person | 15.37 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | -1.56 tonnes per person | 14.26 tonnes per person | 15.82 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per person | -3.33 tonnes per person | 4.55 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | -0.7636 tonnes per person | -2.12 tonnes per person | 1.36 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, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at -0.9621 tonnes per person against -1.06 tonnes per person in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0.0979 tonnes per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Samoa ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 182nd 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.