Kiribati vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Kiribati
0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kiribati rank
141st
Samoa rank
142nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Kiribati
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 141st and Samoa ranks 142nd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0112 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1980s 0.0176 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0112 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0064 tonnes per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1990s 0.013 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0014 tonnes per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0015 tonnes per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Samoa?
Kiribati, at 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Samoa?
0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 141st and Samoa ranks 142nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 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
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.