British Virgin Islands vs Samoa: Greenhouse gas emissions

British Virgin Islands
208,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
189th
Samoa rank
192nd

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Samoa
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 208,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa, a difference of 53,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 192nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Samoa Difference Ahead
1850s 8,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 117,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 108,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1860s 8,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 70,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1870s 9,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 90,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1880s 9,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 101,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1890s 10,036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 106,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1900s 10,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 67,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57,147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1910s 10,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 105,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1920s 10,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 213,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 202,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1930s 11,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 295,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 284,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1940s 11,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 367,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 356,541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1950s 10,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 371,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 361,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1960s 16,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 313,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 296,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1970s 36,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 368,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 332,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1980s 60,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 404,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 344,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
1990s 102,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
2000s 173,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
2010s 218,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 831,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 612,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa
2020s 201,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 288,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 87,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, British Virgin Islands or Samoa?
British Virgin Islands, at 208,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between British Virgin Islands and Samoa?
53,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Samoa?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Samoa rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
British Virgin Islands ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 192nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.