Maldives vs Samoa: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Maldives
60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives rank
171st
Samoa rank
172nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa, a difference of 8,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Maldives ranks 171st and Samoa ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 148.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1860s | 159.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1870s | 193.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1880s | 243.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1890s | 264.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1900s | 300.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1910s | 350.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1920s | 399.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1930s | 443.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1940s | 617.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1950s | 906.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1960s | 1,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1970s | 2,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1980s | 4,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 10,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2000s | 21,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2010s | 42,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2020s | 56,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Maldives or Samoa?
- Maldives, at 60,560 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 Maldives and Samoa?
- 8,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Maldives ranks 171st 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.