Haiti vs Samoa: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Haiti
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Haiti rank
193rd
Samoa rank
196th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Haiti
- Samoa
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.2961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.4 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Haiti ranks 193rd and Samoa ranks 196th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1860s | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1870s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1880s | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1910s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 2000s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2556 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, Haiti or Samoa?
- Haiti, at 1.01 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Haiti and Samoa?
- 0.2961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Samoa rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Haiti ranks 193rd 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.