Samoa vs Tonga: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Samoa
0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
131st
Tonga rank
133rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 131st and Tonga ranks 133rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 16 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0.138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.2261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa, at 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Samoa ranks 131st and Tonga ranks 133rd 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.