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
-2024195019872024

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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.