Nigeria vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Nigeria
68.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
Samoa
66.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
157th
Samoa rank
159th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 68.16 tonnes per person against 66.76 tonnes per person in Samoa, a difference of 1.4 tonnes per person.

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

Nigeria ranks 157th and Samoa ranks 159th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 121.55 tonnes per person 42.13 tonnes per person 79.42 tonnes per person Nigeria
1970s 112.44 tonnes per person 54.18 tonnes per person 58.26 tonnes per person Nigeria
1980s 99.03 tonnes per person 70.28 tonnes per person 28.75 tonnes per person Nigeria
1990s 93.08 tonnes per person 65.26 tonnes per person 27.82 tonnes per person Nigeria
2000s 89.02 tonnes per person 54.5 tonnes per person 34.51 tonnes per person Nigeria
2010s 76.28 tonnes per person 61.74 tonnes per person 14.55 tonnes per person Nigeria
2020s 69.5 tonnes per person 67.22 tonnes per person 2.27 tonnes per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Nigeria or Samoa?
Nigeria, at 68.16 tonnes per person against 66.76 tonnes per person in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Nigeria and Samoa?
1.4 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 157th and Samoa ranks 159th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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