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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.