Kiribati vs Samoa: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Kiribati
0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
195th
Samoa rank
196th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 196th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.1236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 0.1864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | 0.4678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.6959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.6117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.7183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.8224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5227 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, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Kiribati, at 0.8241 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 Kiribati and Samoa?
- 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 195th 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.