Samoa vs Tonga: Methane emissions
Samoa
160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tonga
104,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa rank
174th
Tonga rank
177th
Methane emissions over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 104,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tonga, a difference of 56,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Samoa ranks 174th and Tonga ranks 177th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 11 and Tonga in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tonga |
| 1860s | 12,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tonga |
| 1870s | 14,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tonga |
| 1880s | 16,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tonga |
| 1890s | 19,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 461.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tonga |
| 1900s | 18,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tonga |
| 1910s | 17,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tonga |
| 1920s | 23,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1930s | 32,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1940s | 43,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1950s | 55,755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1960s | 71,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1970s | 90,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1980s | 130,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 153,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2000s | 169,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2010s | 185,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2020s | 153,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa, at 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 104,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Samoa and Tonga?
- 56,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for methane emissions?
- Samoa ranks 174th and Tonga ranks 177th 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.