Libya vs Samoa: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Libya
-203,718 tonnes
in 2024
Samoa
-232,004 tonnes
in 2024
Libya rank
152nd
Samoa rank
154th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Libya
- Samoa
How they compare
Libya currently reports -203,718 tonnes against -232,004 tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 28,286 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 152nd and Samoa ranks 154th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 14 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 47,570 tonnes | 20,694 tonnes | 26,875 tonnes | Libya |
| 1860s | 40,465 tonnes | 22,838 tonnes | 17,628 tonnes | Libya |
| 1870s | 60,200 tonnes | 37,409 tonnes | 22,790 tonnes | Libya |
| 1880s | 244,308 tonnes | 38,259 tonnes | 206,049 tonnes | Libya |
| 1890s | 713,036 tonnes | 49,684 tonnes | 663,352 tonnes | Libya |
| 1900s | 444,520 tonnes | -6,778 tonnes | 451,298 tonnes | Libya |
| 1910s | 114,035 tonnes | 24,223 tonnes | 89,812 tonnes | Libya |
| 1920s | -1,488 tonnes | 109,290 tonnes | 110,777 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1930s | 1.50 million tonnes | 180,126 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1940s | 2.24 million tonnes | 273,474 tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1950s | 2.92 million tonnes | 349,088 tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1960s | 1.84 million tonnes | 291,966 tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1970s | 769,415 tonnes | 261,577 tonnes | 507,838 tonnes | Libya |
| 1980s | 702,715 tonnes | 148,388 tonnes | 554,327 tonnes | Libya |
| 1990s | 848,362 tonnes | -240,036 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | -449,598 tonnes | -291,434 tonnes | 158,164 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2010s | -448,580 tonnes | 241,260 tonnes | 689,840 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | -248,910 tonnes | -164,711 tonnes | 84,199 tonnes | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Libya or Samoa?
- Libya, at -203,718 tonnes against -232,004 tonnes in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Libya and Samoa?
- 28,286 tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Samoa rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Libya ranks 152nd and Samoa ranks 154th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.