Djibouti vs Samoa: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Djibouti
0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Djibouti rank
134th
Samoa rank
131st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Djibouti
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 131st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 17 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1860s | 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1870s | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1880s | 0.2041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1890s | 0.226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1900s | 0.2463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1910s | 0.3081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1920s | 0.4224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1930s | 0.419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1940s | 0.8189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1950s | 0.9817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 0.6569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 0.5025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 0.3743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 0.3606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 0.3118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.2366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Djibouti or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Djibouti and Samoa?
- 0.0079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Samoa rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Djibouti ranks 134th 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.