Rwanda vs Samoa: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Rwanda
0.3031 tonnes per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.0623 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
188th
Samoa rank
191st
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Rwanda
- Samoa
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.3031 tonnes per person against 0.0623 tonnes per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.2408 tonnes per person.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 4.9 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Rwanda ranks 188th and Samoa ranks 191st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | 0.9433 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | 1.58 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 0.939 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.76 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.2956 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.9723 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.3782 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.4517 tonnes per person | -0.7348 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.6311 tonnes per person | -0.6846 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.3356 tonnes per person | 2.29 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.3383 tonnes per person | 0.3691 tonnes per person | 0.0308 tonnes per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Rwanda or Samoa?
- Rwanda, at 0.3031 tonnes per person against 0.0623 tonnes per person in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Rwanda and Samoa?
- 0.2408 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Samoa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Samoa rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Rwanda ranks 188th and Samoa ranks 191st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.