New Zealand vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
New Zealand
0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.0121 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
New Zealand rank
98th
Samoa rank
96th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- New Zealand
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0121 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 96th of 193 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.19 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1938 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.0892 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1577 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0684 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0498 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0928 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.043 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0159 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0126 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, New Zealand or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0121 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between New Zealand and Samoa?
- 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Samoa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 96th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.