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
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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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.