Samoa vs Vanuatu: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Samoa
300,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vanuatu
313,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa rank
184th
Vanuatu rank
182nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 313,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 300,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa, a difference of 13,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 184th and Vanuatu ranks 182nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 9 and Vanuatu in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 4,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 5,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 7,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 8,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 727.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 8,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 8,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 10,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 238.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1930s | 13,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1940s | 18,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1950s | 30,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1960s | 49,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 83,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1980s | 108,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 153,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2000s | 207,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 154,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2010s | 264,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 234,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2020s | 297,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 313,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 300,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 13,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Samoa ranks 184th and Vanuatu ranks 182nd 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.