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
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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

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.