Palau vs Samoa: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Palau
1,165 tonnes
in 2022
Samoa
1,224 tonnes
in 2022
Palau rank
185th
Samoa rank
184th
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1,224 tonnes against 1,165 tonnes in Palau, a difference of 59 tonnes.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Samoa ahead.
Palau ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 184th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1856 tonnes | 0.6421 tonnes | 0.4565 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1760s | 0.1947 tonnes | 0.6752 tonnes | 0.4804 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1770s | 0.2042 tonnes | 0.7098 tonnes | 0.5056 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1780s | 0.2139 tonnes | 0.7461 tonnes | 0.5322 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1790s | 0.224 tonnes | 0.784 tonnes | 0.56 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1800s | 0.2343 tonnes | 0.8236 tonnes | 0.5894 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1810s | 0.2451 tonnes | 0.8661 tonnes | 0.621 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1820s | 0.2564 tonnes | 0.9117 tonnes | 0.6553 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1830s | 0.2678 tonnes | 0.9592 tonnes | 0.6914 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1840s | 0.2793 tonnes | 1.01 tonnes | 0.7295 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1850s | 0.3341 tonnes | 1.22 tonnes | 0.8853 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0.4514 tonnes | 1.74 tonnes | 1.29 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.5841 tonnes | 2.48 tonnes | 1.9 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0.7563 tonnes | 3.56 tonnes | 2.8 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.9136 tonnes | 4.76 tonnes | 3.84 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.9518 tonnes | 4.68 tonnes | 3.73 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.9517 tonnes | 4.73 tonnes | 3.78 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0.8356 tonnes | 5.79 tonnes | 4.96 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0.7116 tonnes | 6.76 tonnes | 6.05 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0.5675 tonnes | 7.39 tonnes | 6.82 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1950s | 42.71 tonnes | 68.97 tonnes | 26.27 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1960s | 415.12 tonnes | 161.43 tonnes | 253.69 tonnes | Palau |
| 1970s | 1,234 tonnes | 396.63 tonnes | 837.36 tonnes | Palau |
| 1980s | 1,061 tonnes | 688.72 tonnes | 371.99 tonnes | Palau |
| 1990s | 954.78 tonnes | 805.06 tonnes | 149.72 tonnes | Palau |
| 2000s | 1,265 tonnes | 1,050 tonnes | 214.9 tonnes | Palau |
| 2010s | 1,199 tonnes | 1,221 tonnes | 21.25 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,136 tonnes | 1,197 tonnes | 60.81 tonnes | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1,224 tonnes against 1,165 tonnes in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Palau and Samoa?
- 59 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Palau ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 184th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.