Laos vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita

Laos
31.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Samoa
35.64 tonnes per person
in 2024
Laos rank
144th
Samoa rank
141st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 35.64 tonnes per person against 31.28 tonnes per person in Laos, a difference of 4.36 tonnes per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 144th and Samoa ranks 141st of 204 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4669 tonnes per person 1.66 tonnes per person 1.19 tonnes per person Samoa
1970s 1.47 tonnes per person 3.74 tonnes per person 2.27 tonnes per person Samoa
1980s 1.78 tonnes per person 7.65 tonnes per person 5.87 tonnes per person Samoa
1990s 2.24 tonnes per person 12.63 tonnes per person 10.39 tonnes per person Samoa
2000s 3.64 tonnes per person 19.47 tonnes per person 15.83 tonnes per person Samoa
2010s 9.68 tonnes per person 27.36 tonnes per person 17.68 tonnes per person Samoa
2020s 25.8 tonnes per person 33.85 tonnes per person 8.04 tonnes per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Laos or Samoa?
Samoa, at 35.64 tonnes per person against 31.28 tonnes per person in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Laos and Samoa?
4.36 tonnes per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Samoa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Laos and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
Laos ranks 144th and Samoa ranks 141st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.