Samoa vs Switzerland: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Samoa
0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
128th
Switzerland rank
125th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Samoa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Samoa ranks 128th and Switzerland ranks 125th of 196 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.2689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.2261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Samoa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Samoa and Switzerland?
- 0.0056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 128th and Switzerland ranks 125th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.