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
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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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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.