Bhutan vs Samoa: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bhutan
0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
128th
Samoa rank
131st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Samoa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Bhutan ranks 128th and Samoa ranks 131st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 10 and Samoa in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0.1247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.1559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 0.2884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.2425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.2431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.2542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.2515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bhutan or Samoa?
- Bhutan, at 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bhutan and Samoa?
- 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 128th and Samoa ranks 131st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.