Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0651 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Samoa ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1881 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2491 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0611 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.2096 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0058 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.2315 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1675 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0641 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.2257 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1506 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0751 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Samoa, at 0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1436 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.0651 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.