Samoa vs Seychelles: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Samoa
14.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Seychelles
16.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Samoa rank
178th
Seychelles rank
176th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Samoa
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 16.11 million tonnes against 14.55 million tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 1.56 million tonnes.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 178th and Seychelles ranks 176th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 million tonnes | 29,312 tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1970s | 8.25 million tonnes | 326,096 tonnes | 7.92 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1980s | 11.73 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 10.40 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1990s | 11.35 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | 8.19 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2000s | 10.16 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | 3.92 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2010s | 12.44 million tonnes | 10.56 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | 14.46 million tonnes | 14.83 million tonnes | 370,900 tonnes | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Samoa or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 16.11 million tonnes against 14.55 million tonnes in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Samoa and Seychelles?
- 1.56 million tonnes, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Seychelles rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Samoa ranks 178th and Seychelles ranks 176th 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.