Samoa vs Uganda: Per capita methane emissions
Samoa
0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
138th
Uganda rank
137th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Samoa
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Samoa ranks 138th and Uganda ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1860s | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1870s | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1880s | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1890s | 0.537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1910s | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1920s | 0.5057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.4936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.5532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.5667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.8817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.9068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.9249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Samoa or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.7409 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 Uganda?
- 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Uganda rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Samoa ranks 138th and Uganda ranks 137th 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.