Samoa vs Tonga: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Samoa
0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
128th
Tonga rank
130th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 128th and Tonga ranks 130th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.2689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.2261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa, at 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 128th and Tonga ranks 130th 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.