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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.