Samoa vs Vanuatu: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Samoa
0 °C
in 2024
Vanuatu
0 °C
in 2024
Samoa rank
191st
Vanuatu rank
188th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Samoa, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 191st and Vanuatu ranks 188th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 12 and Vanuatu in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Vanuatu |
| 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 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Vanuatu |
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, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, 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 Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0 °C, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Samoa ranks 191st and Vanuatu ranks 188th 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.