Samoa vs East Timor: Per capita methane emissions
Samoa
0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
East Timor
0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
138th
East Timor rank
139th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Samoa
- East Timor
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in East Timor, a difference of 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was East Timor ahead.
Samoa ranks 138th and East Timor ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1860s | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1870s | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1880s | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1890s | 0.537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1900s | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1910s | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1920s | 0.5057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1930s | 0.4936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1940s | 0.5532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1950s | 0.5667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1960s | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.8817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.9068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.9249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.7122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Samoa or East Timor?
- Samoa, at 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Samoa and East Timor?
- 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and East Timor?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and East Timor rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Samoa ranks 138th and East Timor ranks 139th 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.