Australia vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Australia
2,555 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
2,706 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
139th
Samoa rank
136th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2,706 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,555 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 151 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 139th and Samoa ranks 136th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 360.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 79.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 280.93 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 539.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 202.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 336.54 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 799.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 451.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 347.8 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,146 tonnes per square kilometre | 779.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 366.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,597 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,286 tonnes per square kilometre | 311.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,115 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,960 tonnes per square kilometre | 154.87 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 2,480 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,577 tonnes per square kilometre | 96.72 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Australia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 2,706 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,555 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Australia and Samoa?
- 151 tonnes per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 139th and Samoa ranks 136th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.