Cook Islands vs Samoa: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Cook Islands
88,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
195th
Samoa rank
192nd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 88,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cook Islands, a difference of 67,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.8 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 192nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1860s | 4,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1870s | 5,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1880s | 5,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1890s | 6,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1900s | 6,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1910s | 7,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1920s | 9,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 204,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1930s | 10,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 284,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1940s | 14,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 352,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1950s | 21,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1960s | 24,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 313,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1970s | 35,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 368,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1980s | 51,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 352,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 66,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 69,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 86,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 831,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 744,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2020s | 82,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Cook Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 88,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 67,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Samoa rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Cook Islands ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 192nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.