Which has higher waste — emissions, Kiribati or Samoa?

Samoa, at 1.05 kt against 0.74 kt in Kiribati as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Samoa: Waste — Emissions (CH4)

Kiribati

0.74 kt

in 2023

Samoa

1.05 kt

in 2023

Kiribati rank

212th

Samoa rank

209th

Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

Kiribati
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.05 kt against 0.74 kt in Kiribati, a difference of 0.31 kt.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 212th and Samoa ranks 209th of 232 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.137 kt	0.6659 kt	0.5289 kt	Samoa
1970s	0.2188 kt	0.7584 kt	0.5396 kt	Samoa
1980s	0.3167 kt	0.812 kt	0.4953 kt	Samoa
1990s	0.3947 kt	0.865 kt	0.4703 kt	Samoa
2000s	0.4849 kt	0.9301 kt	0.4452 kt	Samoa
2010s	0.6111 kt	0.9972 kt	0.3861 kt	Samoa
2020s	0.7175 kt	1.04 kt	0.325 kt	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Kiribati or Samoa?: Samoa, at 1.05 kt against 0.74 kt in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Kiribati and Samoa?: 0.31 kt, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for waste — emissions?: Kiribati ranks 212th and Samoa ranks 209th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf