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

Kenya
5,436 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
5,230 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
155th
Samoa rank
158th

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

  • Kenya
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5,436 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,230 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 206 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.

Kenya ranks 155th and Samoa ranks 158th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 1,093 tonnes per square kilometre 1,947 tonnes per square kilometre 854.17 tonnes per square kilometre Samoa
1970s 1,432 tonnes per square kilometre 2,915 tonnes per square kilometre 1,483 tonnes per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 1,953 tonnes per square kilometre 4,145 tonnes per square kilometre 2,192 tonnes per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 2,913 tonnes per square kilometre 4,011 tonnes per square kilometre 1,097 tonnes per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 3,814 tonnes per square kilometre 3,591 tonnes per square kilometre 223.19 tonnes per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 4,849 tonnes per square kilometre 4,423 tonnes per square kilometre 425.38 tonnes per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 5,348 tonnes per square kilometre 5,194 tonnes per square kilometre 153.85 tonnes per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Kenya or Samoa?
Kenya, at 5,436 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 Kenya and Samoa?
206 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Kenya ranks 155th 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.