Samoa vs Vanuatu: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Samoa
0.0623 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
-0.3609 tonnes per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
191st
Vanuatu rank
194th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0623 tonnes per person against -0.3609 tonnes per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.4232 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 191st and Vanuatu ranks 194th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.45 tonnes per person | 21.88 tonnes per person | 19.43 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 2.06 tonnes per person | 14.29 tonnes per person | 12.24 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 14.93 tonnes per person | 13.58 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | -0.7348 tonnes per person | 14.4 tonnes per person | 15.14 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | -0.6846 tonnes per person | 14.66 tonnes per person | 15.34 tonnes per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.29 tonnes per person | -2.8 tonnes per person | 5.09 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.3691 tonnes per person | -1.48 tonnes per person | 1.85 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 Vanuatu?
- Samoa, at 0.0623 tonnes per person against -0.3609 tonnes per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0.4232 tonnes per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Samoa ranks 191st and Vanuatu ranks 194th 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.