Samoa vs Uganda: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Samoa
0.0623 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.218 tonnes per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
191st
Uganda rank
190th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Samoa
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.218 tonnes per person against 0.0623 tonnes per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.1557 tonnes per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 3.5 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Samoa ranks 191st and Uganda ranks 190th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.64 tonnes per person | 4.99 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | 2.52 tonnes per person | 6.18 tonnes per person | 3.66 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 2.06 tonnes per person | 3.54 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | -0.7348 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | -0.6846 tonnes per person | 0.958 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.29 tonnes per person | 0.4312 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.3691 tonnes per person | 0.2366 tonnes per person | 0.1326 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, Samoa or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.218 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 Samoa and Uganda?
- 0.1557 tonnes per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uganda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Uganda rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Samoa ranks 191st and Uganda ranks 190th 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.