Panama vs Samoa: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Panama
57.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Samoa
57.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Panama rank
129th
Samoa rank
128th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 57.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 57.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 0.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 129th and Samoa ranks 128th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 25.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Panama |
| 1970s | 36.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 31.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Panama |
| 1980s | 40.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 45.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 43.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 54.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 48.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 59.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 54.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 65.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 56.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 55.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Panama or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 57.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 57.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Panama and Samoa?
- 0.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 129th 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.