Guatemala vs Samoa: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Guatemala
1.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Samoa
1.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
158th
Samoa rank
156th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Guatemala
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.13 tonnes per person against 1.08 tonnes per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 156th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2419 tonnes per person | 0.0949 tonnes per person | 0.147 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.3744 tonnes per person | 0.1873 tonnes per person | 0.1871 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.5377 tonnes per person | 0.3515 tonnes per person | 0.1862 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.4902 tonnes per person | 0.4522 tonnes per person | 0.038 tonnes per person | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.6411 tonnes per person | 0.6464 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.8562 tonnes per person | 0.8772 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.9131 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.156 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.0622 tonnes per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Guatemala or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.13 tonnes per person against 1.08 tonnes per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Guatemala and Samoa?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Samoa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Samoa rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 156th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.