Equatorial Guinea vs Samoa: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Equatorial Guinea
51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
173rd
Samoa rank
172nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 888.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1860s | 2,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 918.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1870s | 2,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1880s | 3,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1890s | 3,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1900s | 4,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1910s | 4,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1920s | 6,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1930s | 6,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1940s | 11,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 16,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 17,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1970s | 19,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1980s | 25,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 32,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2000s | 48,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 54,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 926.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 51,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Equatorial Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Equatorial Guinea and Samoa?
- 165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Samoa rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.