Comoros vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Comoros
13.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Samoa
14.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Comoros rank
155th
Samoa rank
154th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Comoros
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 14.28 million tonnes against 13.19 million tonnes in Comoros, a difference of 1.08 million tonnes.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 155th and Samoa ranks 154th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 9 and Samoa in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 206,910 tonnes | 122,022 tonnes | 84,888 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1860s | 588,211 tonnes | 317,797 tonnes | 270,414 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1870s | 996,378 tonnes | 640,229 tonnes | 356,148 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1880s | 1.45 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 441,111 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1890s | 1.94 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 476,350 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1900s | 2.45 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 736,132 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1910s | 3.00 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | Comoros |
| 1920s | 3.60 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Comoros |
| 1930s | 4.24 million tonnes | 3.89 million tonnes | 342,763 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1940s | 4.93 million tonnes | 6.19 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1950s | 6.24 million tonnes | 9.35 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1960s | 6.86 million tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | 5.76 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.61 million tonnes | 15.17 million tonnes | 8.56 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1980s | 8.04 million tonnes | 17.94 million tonnes | 9.91 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1990s | 10.36 million tonnes | 16.64 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2000s | 12.37 million tonnes | 14.01 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2010s | 12.95 million tonnes | 14.42 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | 13.15 million tonnes | 14.67 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Comoros or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 14.28 million tonnes against 13.19 million tonnes in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Comoros and Samoa?
- 1.08 million tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Comoros ranks 155th and Samoa ranks 154th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.