Americas vs Samoa: Waste — Emissions Share

Americas
0.02 %
in 2023
Samoa
0.13 %
in 2023
Americas rank
19th
Samoa rank
19th

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • Americas
  • Samoa
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.13 % against 0.02 % in Americas, a difference of 0.11 %.

That makes Samoa's figure about 6.5 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 19th and Samoa ranks 19th of 33 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.01 % 0 % 0.01 % Americas
2000s 0.01 % 1.06 % 1.05 % Samoa
2010s 0.014 % 0.483 % 0.469 % Samoa
2020s 0.02 % 0.19 % 0.17 % Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Americas or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.13 % against 0.02 % in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Americas and Samoa?
0.11 %, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Samoa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and Samoa rank globally for waste — emissions share?
Americas ranks 19th and Samoa ranks 19th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
181 places, 6,013 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.