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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.