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
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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

Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.