Dominica vs Samoa: Greenhouse gas emissions
Dominica
204,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Dominica rank
191st
Samoa rank
192nd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Dominica
- Samoa
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 204,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 155,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa, a difference of 49,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Dominica ranks 191st and Samoa ranks 192nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1860s | 27,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1870s | 16,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1880s | -8,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1890s | 31,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1900s | 40,953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1910s | 25,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1920s | 9,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1930s | 97,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1940s | 37,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 330,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1950s | 58,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 313,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1960s | 121,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 313,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1970s | 68,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 368,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300,077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1980s | 97,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 307,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 149,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Dominica |
| 2000s | 192,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Dominica |
| 2010s | 188,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 831,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 642,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2020s | 193,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Dominica or Samoa?
- Dominica, at 204,967 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 Dominica and Samoa?
- 49,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Samoa rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Dominica ranks 191st 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.