Afghanistan vs Samoa: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Afghanistan
0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
193rd
Samoa rank
195th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Samoa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.2213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 193rd and Samoa ranks 195th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1860s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.8805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.8321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.9666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.441 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, Afghanistan or Samoa?
- Afghanistan, at 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7139 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 Afghanistan and Samoa?
- 0.2213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Samoa rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 193rd and Samoa ranks 195th of 198 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.