Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
140th
Samoa rank
142nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196019922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea 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 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 142nd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0012 tonnes per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0104 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0112 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0165 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 140th 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.