Samoa vs Sweden: Per capita methane emissions
Samoa
0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
138th
Sweden rank
135th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Samoa
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Samoa ranks 138th and Sweden ranks 135th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.5057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.4936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.5532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.5667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Samoa or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.7472 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 Samoa and Sweden?
- 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sweden rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Samoa ranks 138th and Sweden ranks 135th 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
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.