Rwanda vs Samoa: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Rwanda
0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
198th
Samoa rank
196th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Rwanda
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Rwanda ranks 198th and Samoa ranks 196th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0.8076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.8485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0.9516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.7565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.6082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.6663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.9132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.8574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.7481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6153 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, Rwanda or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Rwanda and Samoa?
- 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Samoa rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Rwanda ranks 198th 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.