Samoa vs Tuvalu: Per capita methane emissions
Samoa
0.7382
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.7257
in 2024
Samoa rank
138th
Tuvalu rank
141st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.7382 against 0.7257 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0125.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 138th and Tuvalu ranks 141st of 199 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2449 | 0.2282 | 0.0167 | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0.2894 | 0.2371 | 0.0522 | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.3547 | 0.2545 | 0.1002 | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0.4376 | 0.2801 | 0.1575 | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.537 | 0.3069 | 0.2301 | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.4928 | 0.334 | 0.1588 | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.4522 | 0.3521 | 0.1001 | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0.5057 | 0.3736 | 0.1321 | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0.4936 | 0.4097 | 0.0839 | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0.5532 | 0.4526 | 0.1006 | Samoa |
| 1950s | 0.5667 | 0.4811 | 0.0856 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 0.5679 | 0.5284 | 0.0395 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.5924 | 0.5116 | 0.0807 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.7792 | 0.5183 | 0.2609 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.8817 | 0.6656 | 0.2162 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.9068 | 0.6515 | 0.2553 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.9249 | 0.6212 | 0.3037 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7122 | 0.6943 | 0.0179 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 0.7382 against 0.7257 in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 0.0125, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Samoa ranks 138th and Tuvalu ranks 141st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.