Macao vs Samoa: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Macao
60,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Macao rank
170th
Samoa rank
172nd

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Macao
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 60,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa, a difference of 9,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.

Macao ranks 170th and Samoa ranks 172nd of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Samoa Difference Ahead
1850s 375.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1860s 409.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1870s 455.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1880s 511.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1890s 567.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1900s 638.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1910s 720.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1920s 806.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1930s 910.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1940s 1,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1950s 1,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1960s 2,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1970s 6,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1980s 12,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1990s 34,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
2000s 43,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 832.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
2010s 48,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
2020s 57,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Macao or Samoa?
Macao, at 60,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Macao and Samoa?
9,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Samoa?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Macao and Samoa rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Macao ranks 170th 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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.