Samoa vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Samoa
0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
131st
United Arab Emirates rank
130th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Samoa
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Samoa ranks 131st and United Arab Emirates ranks 130th of 201 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1860s | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1870s | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1880s | 0.138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1890s | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1900s | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1910s | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1920s | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1930s | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1940s | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1950s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.2261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Samoa or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.239 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 Samoa and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United Arab Emirates?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Samoa ranks 131st and United Arab Emirates ranks 130th 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.