Congo vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Congo
5,434 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
5,230 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
156th
Samoa rank
158th

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

  • Congo
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 5,434 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,230 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 204 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 156th and Samoa ranks 158th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,469 tonnes per square kilometre 1,947 tonnes per square kilometre 521.79 tonnes per square kilometre Congo
1970s 2,802 tonnes per square kilometre 2,915 tonnes per square kilometre 113.59 tonnes per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 3,034 tonnes per square kilometre 4,145 tonnes per square kilometre 1,111 tonnes per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 3,315 tonnes per square kilometre 4,011 tonnes per square kilometre 695.25 tonnes per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 4,034 tonnes per square kilometre 3,591 tonnes per square kilometre 443.38 tonnes per square kilometre Congo
2010s 4,799 tonnes per square kilometre 4,423 tonnes per square kilometre 375.76 tonnes per square kilometre Congo
2020s 5,321 tonnes per square kilometre 5,194 tonnes per square kilometre 127.26 tonnes per square kilometre Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Congo or Samoa?
Congo, at 5,434 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,230 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Congo and Samoa?
204 tonnes per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Congo ranks 156th and Samoa ranks 158th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.