Samoa vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 16.6% against 12.9% in Samoa, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
Samoa ranks 134th and South Africa ranks 133rd of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 13.8% | 11.7% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.6% | 0.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 14.4% | 20.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 16.6% | 3.0% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Samoa or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 16.6% against 12.9% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Samoa and South Africa?
- 3.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Samoa ranks 134th and South Africa ranks 133rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.