Samoa vs United States: Waste — Emissions Share
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Samoa
- United States
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 19.09 % against 17.64 % in United States, a difference of 1.45 %.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Samoa ranks 128th and United States ranks 131st of 222 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.51 % | 26.4 % | 10.9 % | United States |
| 2000s | 15.24 % | 20.49 % | 5.25 % | United States |
| 2010s | 15.03 % | 18.09 % | 3.06 % | United States |
| 2020s | 19.36 % | 18 % | 1.35 % | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Samoa or United States?
- Samoa, at 19.09 % against 17.64 % in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Samoa and United States?
- 1.45 %, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and United States rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Samoa ranks 128th and United States ranks 131st of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.