Samoa vs Vanuatu: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Samoa
-232,004 tonnes
in 2024
Vanuatu
-315,360 tonnes
in 2024
Samoa rank
154th
Vanuatu rank
155th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -232,004 tonnes against -315,360 tonnes in Vanuatu, a difference of 83,356 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 154th and Vanuatu ranks 155th of 197 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 | 20,694 tonnes | 32,562 tonnes | 11,868 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 22,838 tonnes | 12,967 tonnes | 9,871 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1870s | 37,409 tonnes | 11,109 tonnes | 26,300 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1880s | 38,259 tonnes | 14,183 tonnes | 24,076 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1890s | 49,684 tonnes | 12,267 tonnes | 37,417 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1900s | -6,778 tonnes | 9,017 tonnes | 15,796 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 24,223 tonnes | 9,834 tonnes | 14,389 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1920s | 109,290 tonnes | 7,376 tonnes | 101,914 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1930s | 180,126 tonnes | 6,562 tonnes | 173,564 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1940s | 273,474 tonnes | 5.90 million tonnes | 5.62 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 349,088 tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 291,966 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 261,577 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 148,388 tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | -240,036 tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | -291,434 tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 241,260 tonnes | -863,809 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | -164,711 tonnes | -654,977 tonnes | 490,265 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 Vanuatu?
- Samoa, at -232,004 tonnes against -315,360 tonnes in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 83,356 tonnes, with Samoa 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?
- Samoa ranks 154th and Vanuatu ranks 155th 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.