Kiribati vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Kiribati
2,786 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
2,706 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
135th
Samoa rank
136th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Kiribati
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 2,786 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,706 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 80 tonnes per square kilometre.

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

Kiribati ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 136th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 86.95 tonnes per square kilometre 79.41 tonnes per square kilometre 7.54 tonnes per square kilometre Kiribati
1970s 370.92 tonnes per square kilometre 202.88 tonnes per square kilometre 168.04 tonnes per square kilometre Kiribati
1980s 692.99 tonnes per square kilometre 451.72 tonnes per square kilometre 241.27 tonnes per square kilometre Kiribati
1990s 994.26 tonnes per square kilometre 779.02 tonnes per square kilometre 215.23 tonnes per square kilometre Kiribati
2000s 1,438 tonnes per square kilometre 1,286 tonnes per square kilometre 152.3 tonnes per square kilometre Kiribati
2010s 2,092 tonnes per square kilometre 1,960 tonnes per square kilometre 131.24 tonnes per square kilometre Kiribati
2020s 2,657 tonnes per square kilometre 2,577 tonnes per square kilometre 80.81 tonnes per square kilometre Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Kiribati or Samoa?
Kiribati, at 2,786 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,706 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Kiribati and Samoa?
80 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 135th 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
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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.