Palau vs Samoa: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Palau
0 °C
in 2024
Samoa
0 °C
in 2024
Palau rank
189th
Samoa rank
191st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Samoa, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Samoa ahead.
Palau ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 191st of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palau |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palau |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palau |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palau |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palau |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Palau or Samoa?
- Palau, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Palau and Samoa?
- 0 °C, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Palau ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 191st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.