Palau vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Palau
11.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Samoa
14.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Palau rank
180th
Samoa rank
178th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 14.55 million tonnes against 11.40 million tonnes in Palau, a difference of 3.16 million tonnes.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Palau's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 180th and Samoa ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37,373 tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 2.77 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1960s | 351,378 tonnes | 5.35 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.60 million tonnes | 8.25 million tonnes | 6.65 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1980s | 3.16 million tonnes | 11.73 million tonnes | 8.57 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1990s | 5.11 million tonnes | 11.35 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2000s | 7.19 million tonnes | 10.16 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2010s | 9.35 million tonnes | 12.44 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | 10.96 million tonnes | 14.46 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 14.55 million tonnes against 11.40 million tonnes in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Palau and Samoa?
- 3.16 million tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Palau ranks 180th and Samoa ranks 178th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.