Least developed countries vs Samoa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Least developed countries
2.3 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa
4.95 % change on previous year
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
17th
Samoa rank
16th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Samoa
-2002040197119972024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 4.95 % change on previous year against 2.3 % change on previous year in Least developed countries, a difference of 2.65 % change on previous year.

That makes Samoa's figure about 2.2 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Samoa ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.21 % change on previous year 4.78 % change on previous year 1.58 % change on previous year Samoa
1980s 2.36 % change on previous year 3.16 % change on previous year 0.7998 % change on previous year Samoa
1990s 4.28 % change on previous year 1.87 % change on previous year 2.41 % change on previous year Least developed countries
2000s 5.94 % change on previous year 6.19 % change on previous year 0.2557 % change on previous year Samoa
2010s 6.76 % change on previous year 4.38 % change on previous year 2.38 % change on previous year Least developed countries
2020s 2.12 % change on previous year -0.8961 % change on previous year 3.01 % change on previous year Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Least developed countries or Samoa?
Samoa, at 4.95 % change on previous year against 2.3 % change on previous year in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Least developed countries and Samoa?
2.65 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Samoa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Samoa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Least developed countries ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 13,350 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.