Samoa vs Turkmenistan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Samoa
-232,004 tonnes
in 2024
Turkmenistan
-321,846 tonnes
in 2024
Samoa rank
154th
Turkmenistan rank
156th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Samoa
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -232,004 tonnes against -321,846 tonnes in Turkmenistan, a difference of 89,842 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Samoa ranks 154th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 20,694 tonnes | 372,823 tonnes | 352,129 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 22,838 tonnes | 385,984 tonnes | 363,146 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 37,409 tonnes | 439,130 tonnes | 401,721 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 38,259 tonnes | 463,441 tonnes | 425,182 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 49,684 tonnes | 482,069 tonnes | 432,385 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | -6,778 tonnes | 507,863 tonnes | 514,642 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 24,223 tonnes | 535,677 tonnes | 511,454 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 109,290 tonnes | 564,707 tonnes | 455,417 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 180,126 tonnes | 598,591 tonnes | 418,466 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 273,474 tonnes | 615,105 tonnes | 341,631 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 349,088 tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 291,966 tonnes | 712,068 tonnes | 420,102 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 261,577 tonnes | 36,460 tonnes | 225,116 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1980s | 148,388 tonnes | -7,398 tonnes | 155,786 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1990s | -240,036 tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | -291,434 tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 241,260 tonnes | 309,813 tonnes | 68,553 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | -164,711 tonnes | -377,575 tonnes | 212,864 tonnes | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Samoa or Turkmenistan?
- Samoa, at -232,004 tonnes against -321,846 tonnes in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Samoa and Turkmenistan?
- 89,842 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Samoa ranks 154th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th 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.