Germany vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Germany
11.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Samoa
14.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
156th
Samoa rank
154th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Germany
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 14.28 million tonnes against 11.34 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 2.94 million tonnes.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 156th and Samoa ranks 154th of 197 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 128.10 million tonnes | 122,022 tonnes | 127.97 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1860s | 336.97 million tonnes | 317,797 tonnes | 336.66 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1870s | 531.27 million tonnes | 640,229 tonnes | 530.63 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1880s | 710.81 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 709.80 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1890s | 874.67 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 873.21 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1910s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1920s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1930s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 3.89 million tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | 1.77 billion tonnes | 6.19 million tonnes | 1.77 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1950s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 9.35 million tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1960s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 772.56 million tonnes | 15.17 million tonnes | 757.39 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 477.00 million tonnes | 17.94 million tonnes | 459.05 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 261.57 million tonnes | 16.64 million tonnes | 244.93 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 130.82 million tonnes | 14.01 million tonnes | 116.80 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 51.09 million tonnes | 14.42 million tonnes | 36.67 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 20.86 million tonnes | 14.67 million tonnes | 6.19 million tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Germany or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 14.28 million tonnes against 11.34 million tonnes in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Germany and Samoa?
- 2.94 million tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Germany ranks 156th 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.