Samoa vs Singapore: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Samoa
14.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Singapore
21.17 million tonnes
in 2024
Samoa rank
154th
Singapore rank
152nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Samoa
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 21.17 million tonnes against 14.28 million tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 6.89 million tonnes.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Singapore ahead.
Samoa ranks 154th and Singapore ranks 152nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 122,022 tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1860s | 317,797 tonnes | 8.27 million tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1870s | 640,229 tonnes | 10.73 million tonnes | 10.09 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1880s | 1.01 million tonnes | 11.77 million tonnes | 10.76 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1890s | 1.47 million tonnes | 12.51 million tonnes | 11.04 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1900s | 1.72 million tonnes | 12.80 million tonnes | 11.09 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1910s | 1.67 million tonnes | 13.40 million tonnes | 11.73 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1920s | 2.42 million tonnes | 14.16 million tonnes | 11.74 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1930s | 3.89 million tonnes | 14.62 million tonnes | 10.73 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1940s | 6.19 million tonnes | 15.10 million tonnes | 8.91 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1950s | 9.35 million tonnes | 15.20 million tonnes | 5.85 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1960s | 12.63 million tonnes | 13.78 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1970s | 15.17 million tonnes | 12.97 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1980s | 17.94 million tonnes | 13.55 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1990s | 16.64 million tonnes | 15.98 million tonnes | 654,360 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2000s | 14.01 million tonnes | 18.25 million tonnes | 4.24 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 2010s | 14.42 million tonnes | 20.06 million tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 2020s | 14.67 million tonnes | 20.97 million tonnes | 6.30 million tonnes | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Samoa or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 21.17 million tonnes against 14.28 million tonnes in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Samoa and Singapore?
- 6.89 million tonnes, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Singapore?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Singapore rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Samoa ranks 154th and Singapore ranks 152nd 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.