Samoa vs Tuvalu: Per capita methane emissions
Samoa
0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
138th
Tuvalu rank
141st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0.5057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0.4936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0.5532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 0.5667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.8817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.9068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.9249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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?
- 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.