Samoa vs Tajikistan: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Samoa
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tajikistan
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
143rd
Tajikistan rank
146th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Samoa
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Samoa ranks 143rd and Tajikistan ranks 146th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1860s | 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1870s | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1880s | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 0.2388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 0.225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 0.2121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1930s | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 0.2297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 0.3097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 0.5455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 0.6502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 0.8791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1099 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, Samoa or Tajikistan?
- Samoa, at 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Samoa and Tajikistan?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tajikistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tajikistan rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Samoa ranks 143rd and Tajikistan ranks 146th 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.