Nepal vs Samoa: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Nepal
0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
132nd
Samoa rank
131st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nepal
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 132nd and Samoa ranks 131st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 15 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1860s | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1870s | 0.1946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1880s | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1890s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1900s | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1910s | 0.2667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.2368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Nepal or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Nepal and Samoa?
- 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Samoa rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nepal ranks 132nd 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.