Australia vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Australia
2,555 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
2,706 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
139th
Samoa rank
136th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2,706 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,555 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 151 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 139th and Samoa ranks 136th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 360.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 79.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 280.93 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 539.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 202.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 336.54 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 799.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 451.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 347.8 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,146 tonnes per square kilometre | 779.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 366.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,597 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,286 tonnes per square kilometre | 311.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,115 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,960 tonnes per square kilometre | 154.87 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 2,480 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,577 tonnes per square kilometre | 96.72 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Australia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 2,706 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,555 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Australia and Samoa?
- 151 tonnes per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 139th and Samoa ranks 136th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.