Samoa vs Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Samoa
0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga
0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
148th
Tonga rank
149th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 148th and Tonga ranks 149th of 191 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0902 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0792 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.011 tonnes per US$ of GDP Samoa
1980s 0.1031 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0474 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0557 tonnes per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.0631 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0229 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0402 tonnes per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.0264 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0188 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0.0152 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0137 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0016 tonnes per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.0152 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0019 tonnes per US$ of GDP Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Samoa or Tonga?
Samoa, at 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Samoa and Tonga?
0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 148th and Tonga ranks 149th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.