Samoa vs Yemen: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Samoa
0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
196th
Yemen rank
199th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Samoa
- Yemen
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 196th and Yemen ranks 199th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 16 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1860s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1870s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1880s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1910s | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6228 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, Samoa or Yemen?
- Samoa, at 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Samoa and Yemen?
- 0.0569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Yemen rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Samoa ranks 196th and Yemen ranks 199th 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.