Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Samoa
Samoa: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
131st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2015
All-time low
0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Samoa, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Samoa is 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 emissions in Samoa peaked at 0.3049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 emissions in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1852 | 0.0631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1853 | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1854 | 0.0661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1855 | 0.0675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1857 | 0.0699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1858 | 0.071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1859 | 0.0719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.0726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 0.0744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 0.075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.0756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.0762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.0787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 0.0804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1872 | 0.0839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1874 | 0.0949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1875 | 0.1016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1877 | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1878 | 0.1211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1879 | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1880 | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1881 | 0.1316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1882 | 0.1337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1883 | 0.1356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 0.1374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1885 | 0.1391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.1408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.1461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 1891 | 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1892 | 0.1523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1893 | 0.1484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1894 | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1895 | 0.143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1896 | 0.1413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.1397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.1414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.1474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 0.1514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1906 | 0.1554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1907 | 0.1591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1913 | 0.1722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1917 | 0.1808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 0.1832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1921 | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1922 | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1923 | 0.171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1924 | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1925 | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1926 | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1927 | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1928 | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1929 | 0.1411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1930 | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1931 | 0.133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1932 | 0.1297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1933 | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1934 | 0.1246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1935 | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1936 | 0.1197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1937 | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1939 | 0.1131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.1113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1941 | 0.1111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1942 | 0.1136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1943 | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1944 | 0.1237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1945 | 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1948 | 0.1466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1949 | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 128 Bhutan 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 129 Armenia 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 130 United Arab Emirates 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 132 Nepal 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 133 Tonga 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 134 Djibouti 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Samoa?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Samoa was 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Samoa rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Samoa ranks 131st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.