Kiribati vs Samoa: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Kiribati
110,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati rank
194th
Samoa rank
192nd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 110,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kiribati, a difference of 44,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 194th and Samoa ranks 192nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1860s | 2,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1870s | 3,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1880s | 3,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1890s | 3,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1900s | 3,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1910s | 4,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1920s | 4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 208,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1930s | 4,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1940s | 5,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 361,923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1950s | 7,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1960s | 24,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 313,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1970s | 41,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 368,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1980s | 40,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 48,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 70,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 92,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 831,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 738,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2020s | 107,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,240 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, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 110,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 44,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Kiribati ranks 194th 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.