Samoa vs Syria: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Samoa
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
143rd
Syria rank
140th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Samoa
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.
Samoa ranks 143rd and Syria ranks 140th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1880s | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1890s | 0.2388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1900s | 0.225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.2121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0.2297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 0.3097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.5455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.6502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.8791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Samoa or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Samoa and Syria?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Syria rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Samoa ranks 143rd and Syria ranks 140th 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.