Palau vs Samoa: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Palau
291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
300,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Palau rank
186th
Samoa rank
184th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 300,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Palau, a difference of 8,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 281,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 271,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 2020s | 279,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 297,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 300,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Palau and Samoa?
- 8,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Palau ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 184th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.