Gabon vs Samoa: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Gabon
55.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Samoa
57.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Gabon rank
131st
Samoa rank
128th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Gabon
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 57.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 55.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Gabon ranks 131st and Samoa ranks 128th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 25.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 19.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 35.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 31.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1980s | 33.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 45.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 12.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 66.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 54.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 12.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 70.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 59.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2010s | 52.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 65.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 52.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 55.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Gabon or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 57.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 55.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Gabon and Samoa?
- 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Samoa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Samoa rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 131st and Samoa ranks 128th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.