Maldives vs Samoa: Methane emissions
Maldives
170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives rank
172nd
Samoa rank
174th
Methane emissions over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa, a difference of 9,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Maldives ranks 172nd and Samoa ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1860s | 2,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1870s | 2,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1880s | 2,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1890s | 3,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1900s | 3,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1910s | 3,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1920s | 5,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1930s | 6,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1940s | 8,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1950s | 8,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1960s | 8,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1970s | 14,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1980s | 28,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 41,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2000s | 70,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 169,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2010s | 119,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2020s | 160,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Maldives or Samoa?
- Maldives, at 170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Maldives and Samoa?
- 9,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for methane emissions?
- Maldives ranks 172nd and Samoa ranks 174th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.