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
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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

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.