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