Niue vs Samoa: Per capita methane emissions

Niue
0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue rank
136th
Samoa rank
138th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Niue
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Niue currently reports 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Niue ranks 136th and Samoa ranks 138th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niue Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 0.2093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Samoa
1960s 0.2339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Samoa
1970s 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Samoa
1980s 0.5085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Samoa
1990s 0.4879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Samoa
2000s 0.6413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Samoa
2010s 0.7235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Samoa
2020s 0.7395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Niue

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Niue or Samoa?
Niue, at 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Niue and Samoa?
0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Samoa?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Niue and Samoa rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Niue ranks 136th and Samoa ranks 138th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.