What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Samoa and Somalia?

0.0001 kt per person, with Samoa ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Somalia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Samoa

0.0002 kt per person

in 2023

Somalia

0.0001 kt per person

in 2023

Samoa rank

125th

Somalia rank

128th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

Samoa
Somalia

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0002 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 125th and Somalia ranks 128th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0002 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0 kt per person	Samoa
1970s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0 kt per person	Samoa
1980s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0 kt per person	Somalia
1990s	0.0002 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0 kt per person	Somalia
2000s	0.0002 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0 kt per person	Samoa
2010s	0.0002 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0 kt per person	Samoa
2020s	0.0002 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0 kt per person	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Samoa or Somalia?: Samoa, at 0.0002 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Samoa and Somalia?: 0.0001 kt per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Somalia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Somalia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?: Samoa ranks 125th and Somalia ranks 128th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.