Angola vs Samoa: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Angola
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Angola rank
145th
Samoa rank
143rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Angola
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Angola, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 145th and Samoa ranks 143rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 16 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1860s | 0.2051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1870s | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1880s | 0.2102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1890s | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.2597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1910s | 0.3294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1920s | 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1930s | 0.3719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1940s | 0.4037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1950s | 0.6717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1960s | 0.9895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1970s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1980s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1990s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2000s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2010s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Angola or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Angola and Samoa?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Samoa rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Angola ranks 145th and Samoa ranks 143rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.