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Per capita nitrous oxide in Samoa

Samoa: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2377 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2377
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
131st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3049
in 2015
All-time low
0.0602
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Samoa, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.20.250.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Samoa is 0.2377, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Samoa peaked at 0.3049 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0602, in 1850.

Samoa ranks 131st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Samoa, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0602 —
1851 0.0616 +2.3%
1852 0.0631 +2.4%
1853 0.0646 +2.4%
1854 0.0661 +2.3%
1855 0.0675 +2.1%
1856 0.0688 +1.9%
1857 0.0699 +1.7%
1858 0.071 +1.5%
1859 0.0719 +1.3%
1860 0.0726 +1.0%
1861 0.0733 +0.9%
1862 0.0739 +0.8%
1863 0.0744 +0.8%
1864 0.075 +0.8%
1865 0.0756 +0.8%
1866 0.0762 +0.8%
1867 0.0767 +0.8%
1868 0.0774 +0.8%
1869 0.078 +0.8%
1870 0.0787 +0.9%
1871 0.0804 +2.2%
1872 0.0839 +4.4%
1873 0.0889 +5.9%
1874 0.0949 +6.8%
1875 0.1016 +7.0%
1876 0.1085 +6.8%
1877 0.1151 +6.1%
1878 0.1211 +5.2%
1879 0.126 +4.0%
1880 0.1293 +2.7%
1881 0.1316 +1.8%
1882 0.1337 +1.6%
1883 0.1356 +1.4%
1884 0.1374 +1.3%
1885 0.1391 +1.2%
1886 0.1408 +1.2%
1887 0.1425 +1.2%
1888 0.1442 +1.2%
1889 0.1461 +1.3%
1890 0.1623 +11.0%
1891 0.1569 -3.3%
1892 0.1523 -2.9%
1893 0.1484 -2.5%
1894 0.1454 -2.1%
1895 0.143 -1.6%
1896 0.1413 -1.2%
1897 0.1403 -0.7%
1898 0.1399 -0.3%
1899 0.1396 -0.2%
1900 0.1393 -0.3%
1901 0.1397 +0.3%
1902 0.1414 +1.2%
1903 0.144 +1.8%
1904 0.1474 +2.4%
1905 0.1514 +2.7%
1906 0.1554 +2.7%
1907 0.1591 +2.4%
1908 0.1621 +1.9%
1909 0.1646 +1.6%
1910 0.1665 +1.1%
1911 0.168 +0.9%
1912 0.1699 +1.1%
1913 0.1722 +1.4%
1914 0.1745 +1.3%
1915 0.1766 +1.2%
1916 0.1787 +1.2%
1917 0.1808 +1.2%
1918 0.1832 +1.3%
1919 0.1839 +0.4%
1920 0.1828 -0.6%
1921 0.1802 -1.4%
1922 0.1763 -2.2%
1923 0.171 -3.0%
1924 0.1659 -3.0%
1925 0.161 -3.0%
1926 0.156 -3.1%
1927 0.151 -3.2%
1928 0.1458 -3.5%
1929 0.1411 -3.2%
1930 0.1368 -3.1%
1931 0.133 -2.8%
1932 0.1297 -2.4%
1933 0.1272 -2.0%
1934 0.1246 -2.0%
1935 0.1221 -2.0%
1936 0.1197 -2.0%
1937 0.1173 -1.9%
1938 0.1151 -1.9%
1939 0.1131 -1.8%
1940 0.1113 -1.6%
1941 0.1111 -0.1%
1942 0.1136 +2.3%
1943 0.118 +3.9%
1944 0.1237 +4.8%
1945 0.13 +5.1%
1946 0.1362 +4.8%
1947 0.1419 +4.2%
1948 0.1466 +3.3%
1949 0.1493 +1.9%
1950 0.1492 -0.1%
1951 0.1483 -0.6%
1952 0.1477 -0.4%
1953 0.1475 -0.2%
1954 0.1473 -0.1%
1955 0.1471 -0.1%
1956 0.1469 -0.1%
1957 0.1464 -0.4%
1958 0.1457 -0.5%
1959 0.1449 -0.5%
1960 0.1442 -0.5%
1961 0.1448 +0.4%
1962 0.1428 -1.4%
1963 0.1536 +7.6%
1964 0.1518 -1.2%
1965 0.1493 -1.6%
1966 0.1463 -2.0%
1967 0.1514 +3.5%
1968 0.1548 +2.3%
1969 0.1542 -0.4%
1970 0.1547 +0.3%
1971 0.1535 -0.8%
1972 0.1539 +0.3%
1973 0.155 +0.7%
1974 0.1624 +4.7%
1975 0.1712 +5.4%
1976 0.1714 +0.1%
1977 0.17 -0.8%
1978 0.1717 +1.0%
1979 0.1783 +3.9%
1980 0.1781 -0.1%
1981 0.1814 +1.9%
1982 0.1787 -1.5%
1983 0.1761 -1.5%
1984 0.1793 +1.8%
1985 0.1867 +4.1%
1986 0.2023 +8.3%
1987 0.219 +8.3%
1988 0.218 -0.5%
1989 0.2174 -0.3%
1990 0.2234 +2.8%
1991 0.2254 +0.9%
1992 0.2189 -2.9%
1993 0.2244 +2.5%
1994 0.2279 +1.6%
1995 0.2206 -3.2%
1996 0.2198 -0.4%
1997 0.2199 +0.1%
1998 0.2241 +1.9%
1999 0.2246 +0.2%
2000 0.2238 -0.3%
2001 0.2353 +5.2%
2002 0.2358 +0.2%
2003 0.2386 +1.2%
2004 0.2408 +0.9%
2005 0.24 -0.4%
2006 0.2381 -0.8%
2007 0.2347 -1.4%
2008 0.2321 -1.1%
2009 0.2477 +6.7%
2010 0.2652 +7.0%
2011 0.276 +4.1%
2012 0.281 +1.8%
2013 0.2837 +1.0%
2014 0.2827 -0.3%
2015 0.3049 +7.9%
2016 0.2778 -8.9%
2017 0.2633 -5.2%
2018 0.2395 -9.0%
2019 0.2143 -10.5%
2020 0.1997 -6.8%
2021 0.2368 +18.6%
2022 0.2309 -2.5%
2023 0.2254 -2.4%
2024 0.2377 +5.5%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0.2377 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0.2377 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0665 0.0602 0.0719 10
1860s 0.0753 0.0726 0.078 10
1870s 0.0999 0.0787 0.126 10
1880s 0.138 0.1293 0.1461 10
1890s 0.1469 0.1396 0.1623 10
1900s 0.1504 0.1393 0.1646 10
1910s 0.1754 0.1665 0.1839 10
1920s 0.1631 0.1411 0.1828 10
1930s 0.1239 0.1131 0.1368 10
1940s 0.1282 0.1111 0.1493 10
1950s 0.1471 0.1449 0.1492 10
1960s 0.1493 0.1428 0.1548 10
1970s 0.1642 0.1535 0.1783 10
1980s 0.1937 0.1761 0.219 10
1990s 0.2229 0.2189 0.2279 10
2000s 0.2367 0.2238 0.2477 10
2010s 0.2688 0.2143 0.3049 10
2020s 0.2261 0.1997 0.2377 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 128 Bhutan 0.2409 compare
  2. 129 Armenia 0.2393 compare
  3. 130 United Arab Emirates 0.239 compare
  4. 132 Nepal 0.2353 compare
  5. 133 Tonga 0.2352 compare
  6. 134 Djibouti 0.2298 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Samoa?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Samoa was 0.2377 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.3049 in 2015.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0602 in 1850.
How does Samoa rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Samoa ranks 131st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
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