Burundi vs Samoa: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Burundi
0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
197th
Samoa rank
196th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Burundi
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Burundi ranks 197th and Samoa ranks 196th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1860s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1870s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1880s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.9456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.9862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.9435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.7679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.7313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.6849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Burundi or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Burundi and Samoa?
- 0.0233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Samoa rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Burundi ranks 197th and Samoa ranks 196th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.