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